BREAKING: Bitcoin has now lost $130 billion in market value over the past 24 hours, and a total of $500 billion over the past month.

SCIENCE: Microplastics and nanoplastics are increasingly abundant in brain tissue, according to a postmortem study of brains, raising concerns about heightened risks of heart attacks and strokes, according to research published in Nature Medicine.

Best cities for culture. 1. 🇲🇽 Mexico City 2. 🇨🇿 Prague 3. 🇿🇦 Cape Town 4. 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires 5. 🇬🇷 Athens 6. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Edinburgh 7. 🇦🇹 Vienna 8. 🇪🇸 Madrid 9. 🇮🇹 Florence 10. 🇦🇺 Melbourne 11. 🇫🇷 Paris 12. 🇨🇦 Montreal 13. 🇲🇦 Marrackech 14. 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo 15. 🇺🇸 NY (TimeOut)

Best International Cities for Food and Drinks, 2024. 1. 🇯🇵 Tokyo 2. 🇹🇷 Istanbul 3. 🇲🇽 Mexico City 4. 🇫🇷 Paris 5. 🇵🇪 Lima 6. 🇮🇹 Rome 7. 🇸🇬 Singapore 8. 🇩🇰 Copenhagen 9. 🇯🇵 Osaka 10.🇪🇸 Madrid 11. 🇯🇵 Kyoto 12. 🇵🇹 Lisbon 13. 🇨🇦 Montreal (Food and Wine 2024 Global Tastemakers)

Increase in GDP per capita (PPP) between 2003-2023. 🇹🇷 Turkey: 257% 🇵🇱 Poland: 242% 🇷🇺 Russia: 161% 🇩🇪 Germany: 110% 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 105% 🇫🇷 France: 90% 🇪🇸 Spain: 88% 🇬🇧 UK: 85% 🇮🇹 Italy: 72% (IMF)

Best places to visit this December 1. 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 2. 🇵🇭 Palawan, Philippines 3. 🇸🇮 Slovenia 4. 🇧🇼 Central Kalahari, Botswana 5. 🇺🇸 San Diego, California 6. 🇸🇪 Arctic Sweden 7. 🇮🇳 Chhattisgarh and Odisha, India 8. 🇲🇶 Martinique 9. 🇨🇦 Vancouver Island, Canada 10. 🇩🇪 Black Forest, Germany (Lonely Planet) https://hell.twtr.plus/media/18a2ac7ac9e378e1b01093a9061505ed359cf649bfdfb9da3b4de7c005aa4c5e.file

GDP per capita (current prices), 2024. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: $4,320 🇮🇳 India: $2,710 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: $2,620 🇵🇰 Pakistan: $1,580 (IMF)

🇨🇳 China GDP per capita (PPP) 2004: $4,000 2024: $27,000

BREAKING: 28,000 homes damaged and 502 people killed in Indonesia floods and landslides

BREAKING: Silver hits new record high of $57.8 per ounce, is now up 100% this year. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d91a497d3cdeecfa03734db13b8614a36b9b74c4f73eaa563dbe6f83e531aad8.file