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Strategic reserves -- everything from Canadian maple syrup to seeds -- are intended to stabilize prices or to help us survive, in both the short and long term.\xa0So what are we keeping and why?\xa0(and what happens if someone steals it?!)\nLike what you hear?\xa0Become a\xa0patron of the arts\xa0for as little as $2 a month!\xa0\xa0Or\xa0buy the book\xa0or\xa0some merch.\xa0\xa0Hang out\xa0with your fellow Brainiacs.\xa0Reach out and touch Moxie on\xa0Facebook,\xa0Twitter,\xa0or\xa0Instagram.\nMusic:\xa0Kevin MacLeod,\xa0David Fesliyan.\xa0\xa0\nReach out and touch Moxie on\xa0Facebook,\xa0Twitter, or\xa0Instagram.\nLinks to all the research resources are on the\xa0website.\n\xa0\nSources:\n https://listverse.com/2015/12/14/10-of-the-strangest-items-governments-are-stockpiling/\n http://theweek.com/articles/454970/logic-behind-worlds-4-weirdest-strategic-reserves\n https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/12/20/why-maple-syrup-is-controlled-by-a-quebec-cartel/?utm_term=.8628802d4fe2\n http://mentalfloss.com/article/87144/15-strategic-reserves-unusual-products\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_mountain\n https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/europeans-eat-into-butter-mountain-in-sign-high-prices-to-linger\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omBxXzdBR2Y\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZ75XbG7YA\n https://verdict.justia.com/2015/07/15/raisins-regulations-and-politics-in-the-supreme-court\n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Raisin_Reserve\n https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/one-growers-grapes-of-wrath/2013/07/07/ebebcfd8-e380-11e2-80eb-3145e2994a55_story.html?utm_term=.74d6dccd2110\n http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/market-information-by-sector/horticulture/horticulture-sector-reports/statistical-overview-of-the-canadian-maple-industry-2015/?id=1475692913659\n https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-02/the-great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist\n https://explorepartsunknown.com/quebec/canadas-maple-syrup-cartel-puts-the-squeeze-on-small-producers/\n https://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/illustrated-account-great-maple-syrup-heist/\n http://time.com/4760432/maple-syrup-heist-prison-fine/\n http://www.ediblegeography.com/syrup-stockpiles-wine-lakes-butter-mountains-and-other-strategic-food-reserves/\n http://www.ediblegeography.com/syrup-stockpiles-wine-lakes-butter-mountains-and-other-strategic-food-reserves/\n https://www.ft.com/content/982ed0e4-8a1d-11e4-9b5f-00144feabdc0\n https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/guest_blog/posts/confeusion-a-quick-summary-of-the-eu-wine-reforms\n http://mentalfloss.com/article/87144/15-strategic-reserves-unusual-products\n https://listverse.com/2015/12/14/10-of-the-strangest-items-governments-are-stockpiling/\n http://www.nww2m.com/2015/06/scitech-tuesday-when-the-rubber-meets-the-road/\n https://insideecology.com/2018/01/12/the-frozen-ark-project-biobanking-endangered-animal-samples-for-conservation-and-research/\n https://www.researchitaly.it/en/news/the-ice-memory-project-is-underway/#null\n https://www.arctictoday.com/ice-cores-best-link-ancient-climates-scientists-racing-preserve-still-can/\n https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/05/12/the_men_who_starved_to_death_to_save_the_worlds_seeds_35135\n https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-scientists-who-starved-to-death.html\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices