NOVEMBER 19, 1987

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• Headline: Gentle Care for Timeless Grandfather Clocks. Impact: The cautious maintenance of grandfather clocks led to a worldwide trend of people preserving their heirlooms, which inadvertently sparked a booming market for antique repairmen. Fast forward a few decades, and the world is filled with 'clock whisperers' who insist they can communicate with timepieces. Spoiler: they can't.. Fact: Did you know that the ticking of a grandfather clock can be soothing enough to help you forget about your existential dread? Or at least until it strikes midnight and reminds you that you're still alone..
• Headline: Generational Clash Over Manners. Impact: This family quarrel over manners ignited a series of debates across households worldwide, leading to the invention of the passive-aggressive note. Today, millions of people express their feelings through sticky notes, causing a global crisis in stationery supplies.. Fact: Fun fact: The old courtesies were often just code for 'I'm too polite to tell you to stop chewing your food like a cow.'.
• Headline: Regaining Control at HBJ Publications. Impact: Robert Edgell's return to HBJ Publications caused a massive ripple effect in the publishing industry, leading to the rise of 'founder syndrome' where every company now believes that the original founder is the only one who can save them, regardless of how many decades have passed.. Fact: Did you know that in publishing, just like in relationships, sometimes the person who knows the least about modern trends is the one who gets invited back? Cheers to nostalgia!.