So Brazil transports a relatively low-value commodity using the most expensive means, lorries, which are then forced to wait for ages because the docks are clogged.

ECONOMIST: Brazilian agriculture

After claiming our intended purchase, we waited in line. (Have you ever seen two boys, ages seven and nine, wait in a line?) Not without a penchant for distraction myself, I wandered momentarily out of the cue and asked the boys to stay in line.

FORBES: There Are No Free Skittles