Do you pick up a penny off the street?
50% said Always. A penny costs more than a cent to make.
A penny is worth almost nothing and costs more than a cent to make. Whether you stop to pick one up says more about your superstitions than your savings, and people split close to evenly.
The numbers
When YouGov (US), 2025 asked this, 50% answered always and 50% answered leave it. Source: YouGov (US).
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Cat Census
Answer it yourself and watch a crowd of cats split between always and leave it.