10 Of The Strangest Items Governments Are Stockpiling
In local and national emergencies, we usually look to our governments for help. It makes sense that they’d stockpile oil or grain for these occasions, but sometimes, they keep unusual stockpiles that can have dramatic and often unintended effects on the public.
10Maple Syrup
For those of us who just splash some maple syrup on the occasional pancake, it’s hard to imagine that anyone needs a Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve. But apparently, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers runs their marketing co-op like OPEC. Sanctioned by the Canadian government, this private enterprise is run by powerful syrup producers who’ve cornered about 75 percent of the global market, which is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.