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This Is The Most Popular Day For People To Cheat

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In news that gives new meaning to the phrase "hump day," AshleyMadison.com -- the infamous site for people seeking affair partners -- has revealed that Wednesday is the most popular day for people to cheat.

The infidelity site surveyed 172,000 of its users about the day and time of day they most often stepped out on their spouses. Wednesday, between 5 and 7 p.m., received the dubious distinction, with more than 18 percent of respondents selecting the particular timeframe.

You can add this little nugget of cheating trivia to the the wealth of knowledge Ashley Madison has already released about its user base, from the city with the the highest concentration of mistresses (New York City) to the cheaters' favorite affair anthem (R. Kelly's "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)," naturally.)

Insert NBC's "The More You Know" PSA music here.

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Before You Go

What Constitutes Infidelity?

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In a recent HuffPost/YouGov poll of 1,000 people, fifty-six percent of women polled said that if their partner kissed someone else on the lips, they would consider it cheating, versus 40 percent of men who felt the same. (credit:Shutterstock)

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Younger people were more likely to consider it cheating if their partner kissed someone else on the lips than older people. Seventy-four percent of 18-29 year-olds polled would consider it cheating if their partner kissed someone else on the lips, as compared to 53 percent of those ages 30-44, 38 percent of 45-64 year-olds and 30 percent of those 65+. (credit:Shutterstock)

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Women were more likely than men to perceive it to be cheating if their partner sent a sexy text message or photo to someone else: 85 percent of women polled would consider it cheating, versus 74 percent of men. (credit:Shutterstock)

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There was a big discrepancy among men and women regarding forming a deep emotional connection with someone else: 70 percent of women said they would consider it cheating, compared to 50 percent of men. (credit:Shutterstock)

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Age was also a factor in whether or not respondents said that forming a deep emotional connection with someone other than their partner constituted infidelity. While 69 percent of people ages 65+ would consider that cheating, only 52 percent of people ages 18-29 said the same. (credit:Shutterstock)

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Democrats and Republicans don't see eye to eye on strip clubs. Thirty-five percent of Republicans said that they would consider it cheating if their partner went to a strip club, compared to 19 percent of Democrats. (Sixty-eight percent of Democrats said they wouldn't consider it cheating, compared to 51 percent of Republicans). (credit:Shutterstock)

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If a partner were to reconnect with an ex on Facebook, 26 percent of women would consider it cheating (42 percent would not) compared to 21 percent of males (56 percent would not). (credit:Alamy)

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Republicans and Democrats also differed on the implications of reconnecting with an old flame on Facebook; 29 percent of Republicans said that they would consider it cheating (44 percent would not), versus 19 percent of Democrats (51 percent would not). (credit:Shutterstock)

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