Last month’s lunar eclipse was truly a sight to behold. Unfortunately, most people couldn’t see it without some help. But if you, like Jean-Luc Dauvergne, happened to be in the Pamir region of Tajikistan, you sat in the world’s front-row seat.
Something like half of all marriages end in divorce in the US. But imagine if we had the kind of system they’ve got in Tajikistan: There, husbands can divorce their wives by simply sending them a text message that says “Taloq taloq taloq” (Divorce divorce divorce).
