Another way of explaining the data is that the cost of living tends to be higher in more desirable locations.

Desirable being highly subjective. http://cellar.org/2015/shades.gif

Ha! Take that Hawaii. DC's got you beat.

Wonder what your car mechanic makes? DC wins again.

Neither suicide by cop, nor robbery by cop, has subsided.

It is exasperating and incomprehensible that some people still believe a "magical government uniform" grants you the right to steal and murder with no consequences whatsoever.

2016 most popular baby names in each state. With the girls you only have to go to #2 nationally the find a state where it was most popular, but the boys you have to go to #4.

if you were named Liam and you had an email account you would name it liamemail because that is a palindrome.

"Owen" is "Noah" backwards - phonetically. Almost

I know one William. He's 60+.

Then there are charts and graphs that tell you nothing. :rolleyes:

Interesting article about pizza, with lots of graphs and an eye opening map. In Wisconsin a pizza costs more than most of the other states at $11.00 for a large plain pizza. I don't know what a "large plain pizza" may consist of.
https://www.civilized.life/articles/...united-states/

A plain pizza is crust, tomato sauce and cheese. Thin or thick crust is a personal preference but it makes a difference in how man bellies it will fill for the same diameter. But their pricing is bullshit without sizes. Large may be anywhere from 14 to 18 inches in diameter. There's a big difference is square inches.
8″ = 50, 10″ = 79, 12″ = 113, 14″ = 154, 16″ = 201, 18″ = 254 square inches.

Somebody has to be #1 at something...

Chad has the "healthiest diet" and life expectancy is 51 years.

I'm surprised that they live that long.

From Wiki article Health Of Chad: