smartcookie-
Thanks for the kind words – it’s my pleasure. I cut-and-paste from a couple of sites, do a bit of minor editing where needed, and add comments.
WolfishMusings-
“One, the year was 1940, not 1941“
Google confirms that you’re correct.
“Two, while it is technically true that no one average went down, that’s a bit misleading.“
It’s very misleading. That’s done quite deliberately (as pointed out by “YW Moderator-80”), and with malice aforethought. Think of it as misleading in the first degree.