Question: Which five countries are the world’s top Clove Producers?
Via FAO Stat
- Indonesia
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
- Comoros
- Sri Lanka
Based on 2023 FAOSTAT reported data.
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Monthly Archives: April 2026
Campus Life at the
University of Toronto – Mississauga
Daily Five
Here is the Fall 2025 HigherED.zone ranking of the Five Best Business Schools in Vermont:
- Grossman School of Business – University of Vermont
- Robert P. Stiller School of Business – Champlain College
- School of Business & Technology – Saint Michael’s College
- College of Graduate and Continuing Studies – Norwich University
- School of Business and Management – Vermont State University
This Top Five List was determined by a ranked choice vote of the HigherED.zone editorial board.
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Silicon Valley often speaks in strange tongues, starting podcasts and shows that are popular within the tech world but do not travel far beyond the Bay Area. Though San Francisco has produced so much wealth, it is a relative underperformer in the national culture.
~ Dan Wang via his 2025 letter
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Comedy Break
via Breanna Banaciski
h/t @tampa_bre
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Oliver Cromwell was born
on this day in 1599
Oliver Cromwell – the English statesman, politician and soldier – was born on this day – April 25, 1599 – in Huntingdon – in what has then the Kingdom of England.
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Campus Life at
Université du Québec à Rimouski
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Over the past 50 years, American trust in the medical system has declined, as has trust in government, science, and expertise in general. The coronavirus pandemic exploded those trends, creating the world in which we now find ourselves. Public-health agencies did themselves no favors: They often gave out confusing and sometimes conflicting advice. Conspiracy theories grew quickly on social media, and measures such as masking became subject to partisan polarization.
~ Vann Newkirk via The Atlantic
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Campus Map
Queensland University of Technology
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What has been the change in Peru’s per capita GDP in both nominal and PPP terms – expressed in US Dollars – since 1995?
Via IMF datasets for Nominal GDP and PPP GDP respectively.
| Year | Nominal GDP per Capita (USD) | GDP per Capita (PPP) (USD) |
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| 1995 | $2,118 | $4,151 |
| 2000 | $1,922 | $4,736 |
| 2005 | $2,642 | $6,149 |
| 2010 | $5,011 | $9,271 |
| 2015 | $6,155 | $11,960 |
| 2020 | $6,131 | $12,367 |
| 2025 (Est.) | $8,261 | $17,320 |
Harvard economist Melissa Dell is a John Bates Clark Medalist known for her rigorous research on the Peruvian economy. She is best recognized for her pathbreaking work on how historical institutions, such as the colonial mita mining system, shape Peru’s contemporary economic and social outcomes. Her research explores the intersection of economic history and development, specifically analyzing how sub-national institutional variations influence long-run prosperity in the Peruvian highlands.
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