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The bigger the bust, the bigger the spending

Alibaba has a lot of consumer data at its fingertips as one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world. And just what insights is the Chinese online giant gleaning from that data? Well, Alibaba has linked women’s bra size to their online shopping habits—and it found that the bigger the cup size, the bigger the spending.

The data point no one asked for!

Alibaba vice president Joseph Tsai talked to Quartz about findings that 65% of women with a B cup fell into the “low” spending category, while those with a C cup or higher were in the “middle” and “high” demographics.

“We’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg,” he said of the company’s data-dive. “We really haven’t done even 5% of leveraging that data to really make our operations more efficient, consumers more satisfied.”

Considering that Alibaba had a whopping $9 billion in sales during Singles’ Day—the 11/11 holiday involving epic amounts of retail therapy—who knows what other bizarre spending trends it will find.

[Quartz]

Meet the 'Ramnut'

When asking yourself whether food fusion has gone too far, please consider the foodie world’s latest jaunt in made-for-the-internet cuisine: The ramen donut. Also known as the “ramnut.”

This unexpected mashup comes from Josh Scherer of Culinary Bro-Down, the mastermind behind ramen poutine and sushi corn dogs. And in case you were wondering if this is all a sick joke, Sherer wants his blog readers to know “I’m incredibly serious about this sh*t.” He even provides a recipe for the creation.

Will the Ramnut become as famous as its predecessors the cronut and the ramen burger? Only time will tell.

It was located after a two hour search

A tiger was spotted on the loose on Thursday morning in a town just outside Paris.

Local and national police, alongside firefighters, immediately launched a major search involving helicopters and tasers in Montévrain. The tiger was found around two hours later

The wife of a supermarket owner in Montévrain was the first to see the tiger from the supermarket parking lot at 8:30am local time. She called her husband to say she thought she had seen a lynx and took a photograph, which the couple then showed to municipal authorities.

It’s not yet clear where the animal came from, although the Mayor’s Office said they ruled out the theory that it came from a circus that was based in Montévrain until last Saturday. Police said that no tiger was present during the circus health inspection.

[Le Parisien]

Move is good news for anyone who is now officially sick of pumpkin spice everything

Here’s some good news for anyone who is now officially sick of pumpkin spice everything: Starbucks’ latest seasonal latte flavor has hit the market and it’s not pumpkin anything.

The Chestnut Praline Latte is the coffee mega-chain’s first new “holiday handcrafted beverage” in five years and Starbucks is hoping its latest flavor creation can prove as popular and profitable as the Pumpkin Spice Latte, which has spawned a cultish following to go with his abbreviated “PSL” nickname. Starbucks described the “CPL” (too soon?) as “a blend of fresh espresso and flavors of caramelized chestnuts, with freshly steamed milk, topped with whipped cream and spiced praline crumbs.”

The Pumpkin Spice Latte has proven so popular in recent years that Starbucks actually started selling it earlier this year to die-hard fans of the drink, which is typically a stalwart of the company’s fall drinks schedule. The latte helped Starbucks’ fourth-quarter same-store sales increase by 5%, though that number fell below analysts’ expectations. And, while Starbucks has boasted about the Pumpkin Spice Latte’s overwhelming social media presence, there has also been some concern that the drink — and the pumpkin spice flavor in general — has outworn its welcome.

The Chestnut Praline Latte was in development for two years by the Starbucks Global Beverage Innovation team and now joins the likes of other Starbucks winter holiday drink flavors along with eggnog, gingerbread, and toffee nut. Starbucks sees the Chestnut Praline Latte as an opportunity to “add a new trend-forward flavor to U.S. markets,” the company said in a recent press release. The new drink was tested in a few U.S. markets last year, but is being released widely this Wednesday.

This article originally appeared on Fortune.com

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