Among the things I learned this week:
* The hottest new dining spot in Pyongyang is Italy Pizza! (Courtesy: Laya Maheshwari/NYT)

* Americans ate seven pounds of avocados in 2015, double what we ate in 2008. Michoacán is the only Mexican state that can export avocados to the US. (Courtesy: Victoria Burnett/NYT)

* Humphrey Bogart was a serious chess player. (Courtesy: Mike Doyle/Chess.com)

* Oysters first appeared at a restaurant in 1763. (Courtesy: Sam Roberts/NYT)