| Durian fruit has been making headlines recently for a very bizarre (and very stinky) reason: Two Australian libraries have been evacuated in the last month after patrons mistook the fruit's foul odor for a gas leak. Yeah, you read that right—this has happened two times in one month. There's a lot to unpack here, and people have a lot of questions: What is durian fruit? Why does it smell so bad? Why do people keep bringing it into libraries?! While the library thing remains a mystery, we do have some answers. Read more... |
