Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hired a team of professional pickpockets to steal phones and wallets from his players at a dinner, to teach the squad the importance of being ready, alert and prepared at all times. [James McNicholas]
Each branch of the British restaurant chain Dishoom has its own 50-page background story: “The fictional proprietor of our new restaurant may have views on the politics of the time, or perhaps specific tastes in art and literature.” [Shamil and Kavi Thakrar see p. 572]
After security at Milwaukee airport there is a ‘Recombobulation Area’ for people who have been discombobulated by the security experience. [Molly Snyder via Nick Parker]
Ozempic is a modified, synthetic version of a protein discovered in the venomous saliva of the Gila monster, a large, sluggish lizard native to the United States. [Scott Alexander]
The London Underground has a distinct form of mosquito, Culex pipiens f. Molestus , genetically different from above-ground mosquitos, and present since at least the 1940s. [Katharine Byrne & Richard A Nichols]
