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Panic buying fuel in Sri Lanka has brought back memories of 2022, when the economy tanked, with inflation hitting 70 percent after Colombo defaulted on its $46 billion external debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

SDSSJ0715-7334 has just 0.005 percent of the metals found in the Sun, making it the most metal-poor star ever observed, more than twice as metal-poor as the previous record holder.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

We are roughly 45 percent joking in this entry.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The Middle East accounts for 15.8 percent of Africa's imports and 10.9 percent of its exports, the report noted.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

When he lifted the lid, he expected to find a half-decent, unpopular design that had been marked seventy-five percent off.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly