Links of the Week, vol. 5

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Tom Vanderbilt | Slate: The Single Most Important Object in the Global Economy. The pallet.

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Cindy Lamothe | The Atlantic: When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life. Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.

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Christer Petley | Aeon: How slaveholders in the Caribbean maintained control. It was more complex than you might think.

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Tom Metcalfe | Mental Floss: The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries. Dodecahedrons are fascinating.

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Scott H. Young: You Fail to Reach Your Goals Because You Designed Them Badly.

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Niklas Göke | Medium: The Worst Rebrand in the History of Orange Juice. They paid $35 million to then lose $20m in sales.