🌍 European countries that added the most migrants (2000–2024) 1. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: +7.1M 2. 🇪🇸 Spain: +6.8M 3. 🇩🇪 Germany: +6.4M 4. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: +5.8M 5. 🇮🇹 Italy: +4.4M 6. 🇫🇷 France: +3.0M 7. 🇦🇹 Austria: +1.4M 8. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: +1.4M 9. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: +1.3M 10. 🇧🇪 Belgium: +1.3M 11. 🇸🇪 Sweden: +1.3M 12. 🇵🇱 Poland: +917K 13. 🇮🇪 Ireland: +840K 14. 🇳🇴 Norway: +720K 15. 🇷🇴 Romania: +521K 16. 🇵🇹 Portugal: +476K 17. 🇩🇰 Denmark: +475K 18. 🇭🇺 Hungary: +393K 19. 🇨🇿 Czechia: +386K 20. 🇫🇮 Finland: +378K Europe's migrant population grew by 40.8 million between 2000 and 2024, up 67%. The UK, Spain and Germany together account for almost half of that increase. Source: UN DESA

Samsung is offering engineers bonuses of up to $560,000 to stop them from joining China’s chip industry. A parliamentary review found at least 27 senior engineers from Samsung and SK Hynix have moved to China’s CXMT (the country’s biggest DRAM maker). Together they had over 400 years of experience. China is offering big pay jumps + housing + multi-year deals. Source: Asia Times

Pokémon collectible cards are almost catching up to NVIDIA in returns over the last 8 years. The Card Ladder Pokémon Index grew roughly 40x from early 2019 through October 2026. NVIDIA stock returned about 41x over the same period. It outperformed Bitcoin, gold, and the S&P 500. Sources: Card Ladder / Blockworks, October 2026 reports.

% of people that believe in God or a supreme being: 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 93% 🇹🇷 Turkey: 91% 🇧🇷 Brazil: 84% 🇿🇦 South Africa: 83% 🇲🇽 Mexico: 78% 🇺🇸 USA: 70% 🇦🇷 Argentina: 62% 🇷🇺 Russia: 56% 🇮🇳 India: 56% 🇵🇱 Poland: 51% 🇮🇹 Italy: 50% 🇨🇦 Canada: 46% 🇭🇺 Hungary: 29% 🇦🇺 Australia: 29% 🇪🇸 Spain: 28% 🇩🇪 Germany: 27% 🇬🇧 UK: 25% 🇧🇪 Belgium: 20% 🇫🇷 France: 19% 🇸🇪 Sweden: 18% 🇰🇷 South Korea: 18% 🇨🇳 China: 9% 🇯🇵 Japan: 4% Source: Statista insights as of 2010

One in three teen boys follows Andrew Tate at least a little, and they hold more rigid views of manhood A new study of 601 U.S. boys aged 13–17 found: • 33.2% follow Andrew Tate at least somewhat Boys who follow Tate score higher on traditional masculinity beliefs (emotional stoicism, toughness, dominance, anti-femininity), even after controlling for parental messages and how masculine they already see themselves. Parental emphasis on being “big and tough” was the strongest predictor overall. Only about 9% named a manosphere figure as a favorite celebrity. Followers weren’t more depressed, hostile, or socially isolated than other boys. Source: PsyPost / Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Men who were obese as children tended to have shorter penises as adults, finds 2025 study from Vietnam. Penis size was not associated with men's current body mass index (BMI). Obesity is associated with declines in testosterone during puberty, and testosterone is important for penile development.

Cats love eating (human) earwax. Apparently, the proteins in it smell delicious to them.

💰 Median US household net worth by age 20–29: $21,300 30–39: $84,000 40–49: $204,000 50–59: $271,000 60–69: $461,000 70+: $462,000 All households: $216,000 Source: Federal Reserve, Survey of Consumer Finances 2025

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🥜 In 2000, to prevent peanut allergies, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended children zero to three years old to avoid them, which backfired, and caused peanut allergy cases to grow dramatically.

SpaceX Q3 2026 Revenue: $14.58B (+161% YoY) Est: $12.72B Net income: $4.4B (Prior year: -$1.1B) Adj. EBITDA: $8.8B (+306%) SI revenue: $7.6B Connectivity: $5.2B (+69%) Space: $1.8B Q1 2027 guide: $33–37B 2027 ARR target: $500B–$1T

In 2020, accessories became Apple's third most successful product category.

🌍 World's largest economies (2026) 💵 Nominal GDP: 1. 🇺🇸 United States: $32.6 trillion 2. 🇨🇳 China: $21.5 trillion 3. 🇩🇪 Germany: $5.5 trillion 4. 🇯🇵 Japan: $4.3 trillion 5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: $4.3 trillion 6. 🇮🇳 India: $4.1 trillion 7. 🇫🇷 France: $3.6 trillion 8. 🇷🇺 Russia: $2.9 trillion 9. 🇮🇹 Italy: $2.7 trillion 10. 🇧🇷 Brazil: $2.7 trillion 11. 🇨🇦 Canada: $2.5 trillion 12. 🇰🇷 South Korea: $2.2 trillion 13. 🇲🇽 Mexico: $2.2 trillion 14. 🇦🇺 Australia: $2.1 trillion 15. 🇪🇸 Spain: $2.1 trillion 16. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: $1.8 trillion 17. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: $1.5 trillion 18. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: $1.4 trillion 19. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: $1.3 trillion 20. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: $1.1 trillion Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

🎰 Money lost to gambling per person in Europe (2023) 1. 🇮🇹 Italy: €355 2. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: €335 3. 🇮🇪 Ireland: €329 4. 🇭🇷 Croatia: €298 5. 🇲🇹 Malta: €289 6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: €289 7. 🇫🇮 Finland: €279 8. 🇬🇷 Greece: €276 9. 🇩🇰 Denmark: €247 10. 🇵🇹 Portugal: €246 11. 🇦🇹 Austria: €245 12. 🇸🇪 Sweden: €245 13. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: €239 14. 🇪🇸 Spain: €232 15. 🇱🇻 Latvia: €228 16. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: €225 17. 🇨🇿 Czechia: €220 18. 🇪🇪 Estonia: €212 19. 🇸🇰 Slovakia: €208 20. 🇫🇷 France: €206 21. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: €197 22. 🇸🇮 Slovenia: €193 23. 🇧🇪 Belgium: €191 24. 🇩🇪 Germany: €173 25. 🇷🇴 Romania: €167 26. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: €108 27. 🇭🇺 Hungary: €103 28. 🇵🇱 Poland: €71 🇪🇺 EU average: €216 Losses are what gamblers stake minus what they win, including online and offshore betting, divided by the whole population, children included. Source: EGBA & H2 Gambling Capital; World Bank

🌍 World's largest economies (2026) ⚖️ GDP adjusted for living costs (PPP): 1. 🇨🇳 China: $44.6 trillion 2. 🇺🇸 United States: $32.6 trillion 3. 🇮🇳 India: $19.2 trillion 4. 🇷🇺 Russia: $7.5 trillion 5. 🇯🇵 Japan: $7.3 trillion 6. 🇩🇪 Germany: $6.6 trillion 7. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: $5.5 trillion 8. 🇧🇷 Brazil: $5.3 trillion 9. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: $4.8 trillion 10. 🇫🇷 France: $4.8 trillion 11. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: $4.0 trillion 12. 🇮🇹 Italy: $3.9 trillion 13. 🇰🇷 South Korea: $3.6 trillion 14. 🇲🇽 Mexico: $3.6 trillion 15. 🇪🇸 Spain: $3.0 trillion 16. 🇨🇦 Canada: $2.9 trillion 17. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: $2.7 trillion 18. 🇪🇬 Egypt: $2.6 trillion 19. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: $2.4 trillion 20. 🇹🇼 Taiwan: $2.4 trillion PPP GDP adjusts for how much money actually buys in each country. 2026 figures are projections. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

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🍷 Share of people who drink alcohol at least once a week 1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 56% 2. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 52% 3. 🇧🇪 Belgium: 50% 4. 🇩🇰 Denmark: 50% 5. 🇫🇷 France: 44% 6. 🇵🇹 Portugal: 43% 7. 🇮🇪 Ireland: 42% 8. 🇨🇿 Czechia: 42% 9. 🇮🇹 Italy: 41% 10. 🇩🇪 Germany: 40% 11. 🇦🇹 Austria: 40% 12. 🇸🇪 Sweden: 38% 13. 🇳🇴 Norway: 37% 14. 🇪🇸 Spain: 36% 15. 🇲🇹 Malta: 36% 16. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 34% 17. 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 31% 18. 🇬🇷 Greece: 31% 19. 🇭🇷 Croatia: 28% 20. 🇭🇺 Hungary: 25% 21. 🇸🇰 Slovakia: 23% 22. 🇮🇸 Iceland: 22% 23. 🇪🇪 Estonia: 22% 24. 🇷🇴 Romania: 22% 25. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: 21% 26. 🇵🇱 Poland: 18% 27. 🇷🇸 Serbia: 17% 28. 🇱🇻 Latvia: 14% 29. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 13% 30. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 4% Based on what people say about how often they drink, not how much. Data from 2019. Source: Eurostat, European Health Interview Survey

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns European air fares could jump as much as 20% in 2027.