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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
When was the last time (if ever) 10% of living Americans had all read the same book?
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doctorgm.eth
@doctorgm
If new articles don’t count, my bet is Harry Potter. Do you know the answer?
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Syed Shah🏴‍☠️🌊Farcon
@syed
Idk but when was the last time 100% of Americans had the same carpet during childhood? https://i.imgur.com/QkIDvEg.jpg
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@aaronrferguson.eth
It was probably the King James Bible imo
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Nat Emodi
@emodi
random guess: 40s or 50s with Steinbeck or Hemingway
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tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
Great question! Wonder if some play of Shakespeare’s has probably popped close to it from time to time.
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Varun Srinivasan
@v
now and harry potter or the bible
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Nicholas Charriere
@pushix
I hereby summon @antonio so share his experience of how some countries do this.
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Cassie Heart
@cassie
Lord of the Flies, Brave New World, 1984 are some common classroom books that invariably at least 10% of the living population have read
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Katherine
@keccers.eth
To Kill A Mockingbird has to be up there for % of mindshare, this may not hold with the Zoomers
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Hades
@hades
Knowing that 50.52% of the USA are women, I could safely say that 50.52% of the population in the USA has read "Fifty Shades of Grey"
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Renee Bigelow
@reneeb
Are we counting Dr Seuss?
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Josh Babetski
@quixado
📚 With @reneeb. Dr Seuss. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "The Cat in the Hat", and "One Fish, Two Fish…" likely have the reach and longevity. "Grinch" also benefits from being perennial in addition to being passed down generationally.
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Tom McLeod
@tmcleod
Just to understand the question. Does this mean currently ~35 million people would have simply had to read the book during their lifetime?
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@m0nt0y4
The Hunger Games
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@markcarey
Today! I know I am cheating but …. Facebook 😐
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@zachharris.eth
The Bible
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@bayka.eth
Maybe every year in last 50 years and the book is ABC? :-)
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Derek Hall
@hderek22
The TV guide… Back in the 80’s when we had only 13 channels to choose from which equated to 3 channels that would actually tune in if you positioned your rabbit ear antennas and held your just right. :-) https://i.imgur.com/HQxQ0fa.jpg
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