12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Thursday, April 17, 2025
If you thought Disney or Harry Potter adults were the worst, you’ve never met a Trader Joe's stan.
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I Can’t Believe They Made ‘Minority Report’ Real
The U.K. government is working on a “murder prediction” tool, poring over thousands of people’s data to find causal links between certain behaviors and becoming a murderer.
Shattering the Glass Ceiling on Unceasing Pain
First Lt. Gabrielle White became the first woman to compete in the U.S. Army’s three-day, 30-event, 60-mile Best Ranger Competition.
Cool Internet Radio Stations Around the World
Paste put together a list of 15 indie stations from around the world that you can tune into online, like Brooklyn’s The Lot Radio, Oslo’s radiOrakel and Seoul Community Radio.
Pig Livers Get the Go-Ahead From the FDA
The FDA has approved a clinical trial that will allow people with sudden liver failure to reroute their blood through a genetically modified pig liver for three days to give their human liver some time to rest up and recover.
The Number of Seniors in the Workforce Has Doubled in the Last 20 Years
In 2003, there were 4.8 million people over 65 who were still working, or 3.2 percent of the workforce. By 2023, that ballooned to 11.2 million, or 6.7 percent.
Related: Here Are the Best States in America for an Old Person to Work
A dystopian study of age discrimination, pay and remote work found that you should aim to spend your golden years toiling away in Alaska, New Hampshire or Washington.
Who’s Getting the Most and the Least Back in Taxes?
A study of tax refunds found that Florida residents get the most back ($3,200 on average), while Maine and Wisconsin get shafted at an average of $2,700.
Imagine, If You Can, an All-A.I. Social Media Feed
OpenAI is developing its own social media platform, based on the popularity of the slop it generates for other sites. It appears to be at least in part an attempt by Sam Altman to fan the flames of his beef with Elon Musk by creating a Twitter competitor.
Brain Shape Appears to Have an Impact on Smelling Capability
A study found that among dog brains, longer ones correlated to a keener sense of smell than rounder ones.
A Psychological Study Found That We Literally Sniff Out New Friends
A study that involved sweating through a T-shirt and then doing platonic speed dating found that how much you like a person’s scent can predict to how much you enjoy a four-minute chat with them, or even how much you like their face after viewing their picture for 100 milliseconds.
You’re Too Smart for Your Own Jaw
The reason we have those painful, freak molars we call “wisdom teeth” is because there are different set of genes responsible for brain development and teeth development, and they don’t talk to each other. Early humans’ brains rapidly expanded at one point, but the teeth didn’t get the message, and our cranium crowded into our jaw space.
Does Trader Joe’s Have the Worst Fandom in All of Pop Culture?
When Trader Joe’s recently brought back its popular (and frankly, kind of boring) reusable bags, people started lining up outside of stores at 4 a.m. and some locations sold out within 15 minutes. These bags are now up for resale for $1,000.
