French Supermarkets Cannot Waste Edible Food

For the first time in history, women now outnumber men among university graduates in most developed countries and globally. In the United States, women earn about 57% of all bachelor's degrees. In the OECD, 56% of new graduates are women. This trend is driven by higher female educational attainment rates and greater ambition in academic achievement. However, gender gaps remain in STEM fields — particularly engineering, computing, and physics.

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) was a peasant girl from Domrémy, France, who claimed to receive divine visions directing her to lead France against English occupation. At 17, she convinced the future King Charles VII to grant her command of the French army. In 1429 she lifted the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War. Captured by the English, she was burned at the stake aged just 19 in 1431. She was canonized as a saint in 1920.

Since the early 2000s, Japan has had more registered pet cats and dogs than children under the age of 15. With one of the world's lowest birth rates and a pet-keeping culture deeply embedded in urban life, Japan's pet industry generates over 1.5 trillion yen annually. This demographic shift underscores Japan's broader aging and declining birth rate crisis.

Karoshi — literally 'death from overwork' — is a recognized occupational hazard in Japan. The phenomenon involves death caused by strokes, heart attacks, or suicide linked to extreme workplace stress and long hours. The Japanese government began tracking karoshi in 1987, and the country passed a law in 2014 to combat it, including a legal cap of 100 overtime hours per month.