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. So what are we keeping and why? (and what happens if someone steals it?!)Like what you hear? Become a patron of the arts for as little as $2 a month!  Or buy the book or some merch.  Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesliyan.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Links to all the research resources are on the website.Sources:https://listverse.com/2015/12/14/10-of-the-strangest-items-governments-are-stockpiling/http://theweek.com/articles/454970/logic-behind-worlds-4-weirdest-strategic-reserveshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/12/20/why-maple-syrup-is-controlled-by-a-quebec-cartel/?utm_term=.8628802d4fe2http://mentalfloss.com/article/87144/15-strategic-reserves-unusual-productshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_mountainhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/europeans-eat-into-butter-mountain-in-sign-high-prices-to-lingerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omBxXzdBR2Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZ75XbG7YAhttps://verdict.justia.com/2015/07/15/raisins-regulations-and-politics-in-the-supreme-courthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Raisin_Reservehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/one-growers-grapes-of-wrath/2013/07/07/ebebcfd8-e380-11e2-80eb-3145e2994a55_story.html?utm_term=.74d6dccd2110http://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=1475692913659https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-02/the-great-canadian-maple-syrup-heisthttps://explorepartsunknown.com/quebec/canadas-maple-syrup-cartel-puts-the-squeeze-on-small-producers/https://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/illustrated-account-great-maple-syrup-heist/http://time.com/4760432/maple-syrup-heist-prison-fine/http://www.ediblegeography.com/syrup-stockpiles-wine-lakes-butter-mountains-and-other-strategic-food-reserves/http://www.ediblegeography.com/syrup-stockpiles-wine-lakes-butter-mountains-and-other-strategic-food-reserves/https://www.ft.com/content/982ed0e4-8a1d-11e4-9b5f-00144feabdc0https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/guest_blog/posts/confeusion-a-quick-summary-of-the-eu-wine-reformshttp://mentalfloss.com/article/87144/15-strategic-reserves-unusual-productshttps://listverse.com/2015/12/14/10-of-the-strangest-items-governments-are-stockpiling/http://www.nww2m.com/2015/06/scitech-tuesday-when-the-rubber-meets-the-road/https://insideecology.com/2018/01/12/the-frozen-ark-project-biobanking-endangered-animal-samples-for-conservation-and-research/https://www.researchitaly.it/en/news/the-ice-memory-project-is-underway/#nullhttps://www.arctictoday.com/ice-cores-best-link-ancient-climates-scientists-racing-preserve-still-can/https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/05/12/the_men_who_starved_to_death_to_save_the_worlds_seeds_35135https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-scientists-who-starved-to-death.htmlLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices