7 THINGS WORTH KNOWING / 5 November 2026

Little Discoveries

Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. 7 discoveries in this edition.

Philippe Starck: a lemon beneath the spacecraft

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The Juicy Salif citrus squeezer turns an ordinary action into a question about usefulness, sculpture and visual imagination.

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At the end of Candide, a garden shifts attention from justifying every misfortune towards practical work undertaken together.

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The familiar houseplant’s heart-shaped leaves reveal one stage of growth, rather than every form this climbing species can develop.

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A candle draws a familiar glowing teardrop, but its pointed shape also reveals air moving under the influence of gravity.

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A Latin plural survives inside an everyday Italian word: agenda begins with things that are still waiting to be done.

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The familiar curved kernel grows inside a kidney-shaped fruit, attached beneath a fleshy structure commonly called the cashew apple.

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Georgia’s buried earthenware vessel reveals a winemaking technique and the knowledge needed to sustain its use across generations.

Original writing and illustrations made with AI assistance. Each discovery includes its sources. Our editorial method