JANUARY 14, 2013

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• Headline: Google's Strategic Move with Apple Apps. Impact: If Google hadn't decided to cozy up to Apple by making apps, the tech rivalry might have turned into a full-blown soap opera, featuring dramatic betrayals and plot twists like 'The Real Housewives of Silicon Valley'.. Fact: Did you know that this partnership was probably the most complicated relationship since Ross and Rachel? They were on a break, or were they?.
• Headline: Ethics of Publishing Sensitive Data. Impact: The publication of disturbing data led to a butterfly effect where every future journalist felt the need to sensationalize the mundane, paving the way for clickbait headlines like 'You Won't Believe What Happens Next!'. Fact: Fun fact: In the future, journalists will discover that context is as important as the actual data. Shocking, right?.
• Headline: Win in Rematch Sets Up Another. Impact: This rematch set a precedent for sports teams to believe that victory means they can just keep fighting the same battle over and over again—like the sequel nobody asked for.. Fact: Did you know that sports rematches are basically the same as life reboots? Just as mediocre and often pointless..
• Headline: French Strikes in Mali Supplant Caution of U.S.. Impact: France's decisive action in Mali inspired future leaders to skip the whole 'diplomacy' phase and just go straight to 'military intervention', leading to a world where every international issue gets solved with a dramatic entrance.. Fact: Fun fact: The next time your friend hesitates, just remember that France didn't; they just stormed in like they owned the place. Classic..