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The day was always coming and now it is here, Vietnam is now the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, taking the spot from Thailand which traditionally has held it since the 1970s. Thailand will likely never be this close to Vietnam ever again, Vietnam is probably going to become the last developed country from the Global South.

cute baby deer (fawn)

“approximately 50 violent groups or gangs in Oakland with an active membership of between 1,000 and 1,200 people, which represented just 0.3% of the population … were responsible for up to 85% of the city’s homicides”

The case for free buses is actually really strong. They take people off the road, and make traffic better for everyone. At the very least, we should not expect them to make back their expenses at the farebox. Read it all below:

🚨: Chinese biologist Hongmei Wang seeks to extend women's fertile life by making menstruation occur every 3 months. Which would theoretically preserve more eggs and extend the fertile period.

The Big Four airlines (American, Delta, Southwest, United) control 75% of the U.S. market. Fewer choices = higher prices for you.

This is the world changing Rosheim joint. It fundamentally changed robotic motion. You will be hearing a lot about these joint over this decade.

They took 93 heavy drinkers. People averaging 7 drinks per day. And gave them 2x psilocybin doses and 12 psychotherapy sessions. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝘁. 2x 5gram doses. 2 weeks apart. Then, after 4 weeks, they tested the group: 𝟴𝟯% 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in heavy drinking And 8 months later: 48% stopped drinking completely. The placebo? 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟱%. But yeah...no medical value, right?

Why are groceries in the Balkans sometimes more expensive than in Western Europe? Because in the entire Balkans - there is not a single free floating currency. ALL Balkan currencies are either pegged to the EUR or tightly managed against the EUR. 💶 🇪🇺 Locals think in terms of EUR and not their local currency when it comes to anything more expensive than grocery shopping. It's not like this in Central Europe. Hungarians, Poles and Czechs mainly think in terms of their local currencies. The cost of pegging your currency with the EUR is give up on monetary freedom 👇 1. Your currency becomes artificially strong, which hurts your local producer's export competitiveness whilst encouraging foreign imports. Balkan wages are lower but tradeable goods prices converge to Western levels because the exchange rate is not allowed to depreciate. With this chocolate bar example, on Polish or Czech supermarket shelves, there are much more domestically produced chocolate options than in the Balkans. 2. Can't cut rates to stimulate during recession (or you will face a carry trade attack) 3. Government can't inflate away debt as easily It's very difficult for the Balkans to reverse course now. Romania is the most redeemable case in the region, as the currency is managed rather than pegged. The central bank can still allow the RON to gradually depreciate as they have done over the years, whilst compensating investors with higher yields. It's good that in Poland, Hungary and Czechia - public support for Euro adoption is increasingly low!

14th century Chinese explorer Zheng He's ship compared to Columbus's.

In 1976, 84 Rhodesian soldiers raided a camp of 5,000 in mozambique and came back without losing a single man. operation Eland. one of the most asymmetric raids of the 20th century and barely taught anywhere outside military circles.

Billie Eilish says eating meat is WRONG and people can’t claim to love animals if they eat meat 😳👀

Make your own tomato paste from scratch in the comfort of your home. Buying tomato paste now is risky Stay safe.

Vietnamese Soldier armed with Polish PM-63 9x18mm SMG and M79 grenade launcher, 2010s period.