Counterintuitive Feel-Good Moments In All This
There's good news, to go along with the serious, important stuff.
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PSA: Be safe, stay home, and stay informed. -Ed
Last week, we told you about the weird things the COVID-19 pandemic was causing. Turns out, the pandemic has been changing so much, so quickly, it's been causing even more weirdness. And some of that is even darkly heartwarming.
Take a look:
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![THE FRENCH ARE STOCKPILING BAGUETTES. Fearing even stricter controls, people now buy 4-5 baguettes at a time and freeze them at home. (A few even trie](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/8/0/728780.jpg?v=2)
![BULGARIA'S ARMY IS HELPING MANAGE THE OUTBREAK. The army can stop vehicles and people, and hold them until the police get there. Bulgaria has put in s](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/9/728779.jpg?v=2)
![THE WINDS OF WINTER MIGHT BE DONE SOON. HR George R. R. Martin is self-isolating in a remote spot with one assistant. He isn't seeing anyone or going](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/8/728778.jpg?v=2)
![COVID-19 LED TO AVIATION RECORDS GETTING SMASHED. LAIRTAHITN On 14 March, a plane flew 9,765 miles from Tahiti to Paris, setting a world record for th](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/7/728777.jpg?v=2)
![AIR POLLUTION IS DROPPING WORLDWIDE. January 1-20. 2020 February 10-25, 2020 Beuing Lanzhou C HINA CHINA Shangha Wuhan Chonggung Hong Kong Mean Tropos](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/6/728776.jpg?v=2)
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![ISRAEL TRIED TO USE ITS SPY AGENCY TO GET 100, 000 COVID-19 TEST KITS. BIOHAZARO SPECIMEN RAGS Through Mossad, Israel bought the kits from countries t](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/4/728774.jpg?v=2)
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![U.S. BARS AND RESTAURANTS ARE TRYING A NEW PROMO: A FREE T.P. ROLL WITH EVERY ORDER. WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK(SIDE) Ike's Love and Sandwiches, Fresno.CA FR](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/2/728772.jpg?v=2)
![SOUTH KOREA'S OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT METHOD IS REALLY INTRUSIVE, BUT EFFECTIVE. H People close to an infected person get alerts with the person's age, ge](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/1/728771.jpg?v=2)
![A JAPANESE HOTEL IS LETTING PEOPLE JUST USE ITS SPACE. ALL LUL TOKYO DAI-ICHI HOTEL YONEZAWA High school students can use two of Tokyo Daichi Hotel Yo](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/0/728770.jpg?v=2)