The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Why have so few bankers gone to jail?
Because it's hard to prove wrongdoing, and it's not illegal to run a bank into the ground
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Who were the Beguines?
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Why is Saudi Arabia thinking of moving its weekend?
Because it is the last Middle Eastern country to have a Thursday-Friday weekend
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Why is youth unemployment so high?
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Brazil isn’t growing—so why are Brazilians so happy?
Because the poor are benefitting from what growth there is, which increases their spending power
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How can bumblebees commit crime?
By stealing nectar, in violating of an implicit deal with flowers
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Who really runs Wikipedia?
The egalitarian organisation has a hierarchy, but no one is precisely is charge of any article
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How does antimatter differ from matter?
Disparities between particles and their anti-versions may hold the key to life, universe and everything
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What is Boko Haram?
A shadowy group justifies its attacks against the Nigerian state using the language of religious struggle
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How do you invent a language?
Making up a language is both a science and an art
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Why are Mexico’s teachers wielding axes?
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How do two-factor logins improve security?
A short run of digits can prevent most common login exploits by supplementing a password