Surprising discoveries for the week of May 8: A fit thrifted for a king, record-breaking liver drugs, koalas with STIs

The Quartz Daily Brief offers surprising discoveries each weekday—here, our favorites from this week

PublishedMay 12, 2023

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We’ve rounded up the most interesting discoveries from this week’s Quartz Daily Brief newsletters. Get the Daily Brief in your inbox every morning, for free! Each day includes a section with surprising discoveries, along with a selection of important and interesting news from the global economy, curated by Quartz.

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King Charles’s coronation outfit was thrifted

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It’s a nod to sustainability, but one re-used outfit was only a drop in the coronation’s gilded bucket.

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Many contact lenses in the US are basically forever chemicals

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It’s hard to say how eye exposure to the compounds might affect health, though.

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Good weather is bad for stocks

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Sunshine makes bidders overly confident and less risk-averse, which, same.

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One liver drug pushed Italy’s exports to China to a record high

After one study said it could protect against covid, Chinese people are stocking up on ursodeoxycholic acid. Demand for it alone pushed Italian exports to China up to a record €3 billion ($3.3 billion) in February.

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Koalas are being vaccinated against chlamydia

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The bacterial disease can cause infertility and blindness in the marsupials, and we need them around for a reminder of how cute life can be, so, save them!

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