Rank of sense of humor on the list of qualities that people find attractive in a person, topping other traits such as physical appearance and intelligence, according to a study conducted by TV Land: 1

Percentage of people who agree that laughter, as a personality trait, can open doors and create opportunities in the workplace: 70

Percentage of people who agree that everyone needs laughter in their life: 92

Source: TV Land.

Percentage of moms who say that showing their child how to be compassionate and kind is the most important task of parenthood, followed by helping their child learn to be his/her most authentic self (28%) -- both ranking higher than raising a successful high achiever or a person of high intelligence, according to a Meredith Corp. PARENTS values study: 50

Percentage of moms who are confident in their parenting and rate their skills as "excellent" or "very good": 51

Percentage who rate their skills as "good": 34

Percentage of moms who say that kids today are less happy than kids of past generations -- with many attributing the decline to technology, social media addiction, bullying and parental issues: 65

Source: Meredith Corp.

Number of Valentine's Day cards exchanged every February 14th (and this doesn't even including all those kids' valentines exchanged in classrooms!), according to Hallmark: 145 million

Ranks of teachers, children, mothers and wives on the list of people who receive the most Valentine's Day cards: 1, 2, 3, 4

Approximate percentage of Valentine's Day cards that are purchased by women: 85

Every Valentines' Day, number of letters addressed to Juliet that are received in the Italian city of Verona, the setting of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet": about 1,000

Source: Hallmark.

Ranks of family, their own health and their children as the things Americans are most thankful for, according to a survey by Gallup: 1, 2, 3

Source: Gallup Organization.

Percentage of Americans who say that a chuckle best describes their laugh, according to a survey by Opinion Research Corp. for Polaroid: 41

Percentage who say they have a giggle: 31

Percentage who say they cackle: 8

Percentage who say that they guffaw: 6

Percentage who say they snort for a laugh: 3

Source: Opinion Research Corp.

Rank of having pride in one's organization on the list of happiness drivers for workers -- those who feel proud of their organization are three times more likely to be happy than those who are not, according to the findings of a study of U.S. and Canadian workers by Robert Half: 1

Ranks of feeling appreciated and being treated with fairness and respect on the list: 2, 3

Ranks of a sense of accomplishment, interesting and meaningful work, and positive workplace relationships on the list: 4, 5, 6

Source: Robert Half International.

Amount that NFL players playing for the winning team get paid in the 2023 Super Bowl, according to research from Draft Kings: $157,000

Amount that each player on the losing team receives: $82,000

Source: Draft Kings.

While Valentine's Day has been historically reserved for established couples, percentage of Americans who would be willing to go on a first date on Valentine's Day, according to a survey commissioned by Boston Beer Company and conducted online by The Harris Poll: 70

Percentage who think going on a first date on Valentine's Day could be fun: 76

Source: Harris Interactive.

Percentage of fitness-conscious Americans who would still work out even if they could be fit and healthy without doing so, according to a study conducted by Great Blue Research for Zoom: 76

Source: Zoom.

Average amount that men will spend on gifts this Valentine's Day, according to Bankrate: $339

Average amount that women will spend: $64

Source: Bankrate.

Idle Thought

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit." -- Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965)

Percentage of singles who are now more appreciative of frugal people, according to a survey by Match.com: 23

Percentage who feel that having a similar attitude about debt and spending is an important partner trait -- an all-time high over the last decade: 96

Percentage who say that inflation has made them more eager to find a financially stable partner: 30

Source: Match.com.

Annual cost to the global economy of cyberattacks in 2022, according to the World Economic Forum: $8.44 trillion

Estimated amount the annual cost will grow to by 2027: $23.84 trillion

Percentage of experts worldwide who are "confident" that connected devices are properly secure: 4

Source: World Economic Forum.

Date of the first Super Bowl, which took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, according to research by Roadtrips: Jan. 15, 1967

Score of the first Super Bowl, played between the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL champion Green Bay Packers -- and won by the Packers: 35-10

Ranks of the New England Patriots (6), the Pittsburgh Steelers (6), the Dallas Cowboys (5) and the San Francisco 49ers (5) on the list of teams that have won the most Super Bowls: 1 (tie), 3 (tie)

Source: Roadtrips.

When asked how they would pay for long-term care for their parents, percentage of the "sandwich generation" (Americans who are raising or financially supporting children and who have at least one parent aged 65 or older) who said they would use Medicare -- even though Medicare doesn't pay for long-term care, according to a survey by Policygenius: 48

Percentage who said they would have to pay for it themselves: 18

Percentage who said they don't know how they'd pay for it: 19

Source: Policygenius.

Percentage of Americans who have a best friend at work who strongly recommend their organization as a great place to work, according to a survey by Gallup: 44

Of those who have a best friend at work, percentage who say they are looking for a different job: 37

Of those who don't have a best friend at work, percentage who are looking for a different job: 49

Source: Gallup Organization.

In a survey of 5,000 workers in 11 countries by Steelcase, percentage of people who prefer working from home: 45

Percentage who say one of the most appealing attributes of home work is dedicated office space (vs. 50% of who have desks in open areas in company-supplied office space): 70

Source: Steelcase.

Estimated amount of money that a record 31.4 million people in the U.S. will wager on this year's Super Bowl, a 35% increase from last year, according to the American Gaming Association: $7.61 billion

Source: American Gaming Association.

Percentage of job seekers who say that COVID-19 changed the type of work they are looking for, according to a survey done for Careeraddict.com: 71

Percentage of job seekers who said the opportunity to work remotely was not a job-search criterion for them: 61

Percentage of job seekers age 55 to 64 who said that remote work had been a search criterion for them -- the only age group in which a majority expressed such a preference: 59

Source: Careeraddict.com.

Percentage of prospective homebuyers with pets who have declined to live in an otherwise perfect home because it couldn't accommodate their pets, according to a survey by Realtor.com: 66

Ranks of giving up a bonus room (37%), an extra bedroom (33%), a shorter commute (23%), an extra bathroom (22%) or a home office (21%) on the list of items pet parents would be prepared to forgo to be able to afford more or better space for their pet: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: Realtor.com.

Average percentage of people across 34 countries who support a treaty that creates global rules for governments to end plastic pollution, according to the results of a 34-country survey conducted by Ipsos: 70

Percentage who believe that it is important to have global rules to ban unnecessary single-use plastics: 75

Percentage who believe that it is important to have global rules requiring all new plastic products to contain recycled plastic: 76

Source: Ipsos.

Idle Thought

"The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'" -- Maria Montessori, educator (1870-1952)

Percentage of Gen Zers who said they have met someone online who has become a close friend, according to a survey by Yubo: 75

Percentage who also said they feel more comfortable making friends online: 59

Source: Yubo.

Percentage of Americans who took on holiday debt this season, according to research by Lending Tree: 35

Average debt taken on: $1,549

Percentage of those taking on debt who expect to take five months or more to pay it off, up from 28% a year ago: 37

Percentage of those who took on holiday debt who didn't plan to do so: 63

Source: Lending Tree.

Number of Lego bricks sold each year: 70 billion

Number of minifigures produced all-time: 4 billion

Number of hours spent playing with Lego annually: 5 billion

Source: Lego.

Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who have or have had a mental illness in 2021, according to the results of a survey by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 25

Percentage of the country’s population, or more than 46 million people, who met the criteria for a substance use disorder: 16

Number of weeks annually that the typical worker misses for illness, injury or reasons other than vacation and holidays: 3 (15 days)

Number of weeks annually that workers with substance use disorders miss: nearly 5 (24.6 days)

Source: National Safety Council.

Percentage of men who say they have fallen in love with someone they weren't initially attracted to, according to a survey by Match.com: 44

Percentage of women who say the same: 52

Source: Match.com.

Percentage of employees who would feel better about themselves if their boss were more grateful (and 81% would work harder), according to research by Halo: 70

Percentage who agree that a grateful boss is more likely to be successful: 95

Percentage of employees who said they would stay at their company longer if they felt more appreciation from their boss: 53

Source: Halo.

Percentage of Americans who feel that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, according to an Ipsos survey: 52

Rank of the U.S. on the list of countries with the highest percentage of citizens expecting a natural disaster to hit a major city in their country (65%), trailing only Indonesia and Turkey -- 20 points higher than the global average of 45%: 3

Percentage of Americans who believe people will become more tolerant of each other, which, while lower than the global average, still ranks above Japan (12%) and France (17%): 27

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Percentage of workers who say work processes enable them to be productive, according to a survey by Qualtrics: 65

Percentage who say their technology helps them be productive: 63

Source: Qualtrics.

Percentage of women who are either expecting to retire later than originally planned or don't believe they will ever be able to retire because of inflation, compared to 47% of men, according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute survey of employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and sponsors: 62

Of those expecting to delay or cancel their retirement, percentage who say they are doing so because they had or have to financially support a family member or friend as a result of inflation: 15

Source: Nationwide.

Percentage of Americans who say Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an essential holiday for remembering the importance of U.S. civil rights, according to a survey by Reputation Leaders: 75

Percentage of U.S. adults nationally who agree that civil rights are as important today as at any time in the last 30 years: 80

Source: Reputation Leaders Ltd.

Idle Thought

"The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism." -- Wole Soyinka, playwright, poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1934-)