In the past few months, Iran has deported hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants. / The Atlantic [$]

At least 20 people have died in a crush at an aid distribution center in southern Gaza. / BBC News

Trump says he’s no longer interested in firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, possibly for fear of a revolt in global markets. / CNN

Ken Jennings says trivia—or “general knowledge” (he dislikes the word “trivia”)—can be a force to bring people together. / The New York Times [$]

Ants’ and termites’ substitute for planning is what biologists call “stigmergy”—and people, too, seem to do this all the time “without much thought.” / aether mug

Related: Thinking of consciousness as embodied in a living world may be “the fundamental reframing required to make scientific progress on a range of issues.” / Noema Mag

Chile partners with 30 institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean to create “Latam-GPT.” / rest of world

China begins construction on a wind-powered underwater data center about six miles off Shanghai. / Scientific American

Related: Hundreds of miles of ocean around Hawaii are now under threat from Space X rocket debris. Also: “How Elon Musk Changed Mexico’s Most Famous Nude Beach.” / The Guardian, GQ

In a round-up of terms people struggle to pronounce, “croissant,” “açai,” and “schedule” lead the list. / Mental Floss

The words “know,” “knock,” and “gnaw” were once pronounced in English as they are in related Germanic languages, with k and g in the onset. / OUPblog

If you haven’t seen it before, a literary history of fake texts in Apple's marketing materials. / Read Max

A list of 50 good dive bars in the US. Also, an explainer for why $20 pants are key to one of the world’s biggest companies (Kirkland Signature). / Huckberry, The Wall Street Journal [$]

Fans of the new Superman movie say it’s curing their depression and anxiety. “Is the new Superman film hopecore?” / daily dot

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