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HEADLINES ON December 22, 2002
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- Headline: Revitalizing Opera: A Broadway Journey. Impact: Baz Luhrmann's opera productions created a ripple that transformed every musical theater into an extravagant spectacle. Soon, even the local community theaters were featuring pyrotechnics and interpretive dance performances of classic nursery rhymes.. Fact: Luhrmann once tried to make a musical about the history of shoelaces but couldn't find a way to make it flashy enough..
- Headline: Chasing Youth, Many Gamble On Hormones. Impact: The rise of anti-aging treatments led to an obsession with youth that rippled through society, resulting in a bizarre future where people started trying to resurrect ancient practices—like the blood of virgins—just to maintain their youthful glow. Spoiler: it didn't work.. Fact: They say you are only as old as you feel, which is why I’m currently 300 and living in a time loop..
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Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2002, it would be worth $785,671 today (785.7x return)
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Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 2002, it would be worth $779,032 today (779.0x return)