Endless Thread

War and Pizza


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In the hours leading up to Israel commencing its June missile strikes on Iran, X users were posting about pizza. Specifically, how pizza places around the United States Pentagon were experiencing an unusual spike in business. 

The Pentagon Pizza Index refers to a theory that dates back to the Cold War, suggesting that increased pizza orders around the Pentagon could be a harbinger of imminent military action by the U.S. or its close allies.

In this special episode of Endless Thread, Ben and Amory dig into the Pizza Index, its history and make some calls to Pentagon-area pizza places for a hot slice of reality pie.

Show notes:

  • Pentagon Pizza Report (X)
  • Happening Right Now: Dominos Nearest the Pentagon is "Busier than usual"(Reddit)
  • Pentagon Pizza Monitor Appeared To Predict Israel Attack (Newsweek)
  • What is the Pentagon Pizza theory eating away at the internet? (Euro News)
  • Pentagon Pizza Index: The theory that surging pizza orders signal global crises (Fast Company)
  • ...more
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