Sliced bread of their time.
Ukraine's president says his troops have recaptured several settlements from Russian forces. / Radio Free Europe
France's dearth of Dijon mustard isn't about the war in Ukraine so much as Burgundian farmers and their crop yields. / BBC News
By the end of 2022, China will have stashed away 65% of the world's corn and 53% of its wheat, for fear of a food crisis. / The Upheaval
Related: Recalling how the US banned sliced bread during World War II. / Atlas Obscura
A conversation with Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum, about the ongoing crypto crash. / Noahpinion
In virtually all countries, citizens are more likely to return lost wallets that contain more money. / The Kid Should See This
A new finding suggests surgical procedures were being carried out some 24,000 years earlier than previously thought. / The Economist
Examining Black flight: why Black families have been leaving big US cities for decades. / The Atlantic
A Tokyo man who rents himself out to do nothing has been hired 270 times by one customer. / Reuters
Post-lockdown, zoo scientists say chimpanzees and baboons appear to be specifically stimulated by the return of visitors. / The Guardian
The rise of music styles like SoundCloud rap perhaps needed to occur at the same time as the rise of Donald Trump. / Angelicism01
See also: A list of secular classical music compositions that quote the Dies Irae plainchant melody. / Victoryvinny
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