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HEADLINES ON May 28, 2007
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- Headline: Queens' Mandarin Class Adaptations. Impact: As more individuals began to learn Mandarin, a secret society of multilingual hipsters formed in coffee shops across America, leading to an insatiable demand for artisanal dumplings and fusion food trucks. This chain of events ultimately sparked the world's first international 'Dumpling Olympics' in 2045.. Fact: Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world, but if you ask your average American, they might still think it's a fancy type of Chinese food..
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