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- Headline: Visionaire Founders End Two-Decade Journey. Impact: The split at Visionaire opened the floodgates for other art magazines to either thrive or tank, depending on whether they could keep their pretentiousness in check – and we all know how that turned out.. Fact: Did you know that splitting up can sometimes lead to better ideas? Just look at the Beatles. Or maybe just don’t..
- Headline: Military Skill and Terrorist Technique Fuel Success of ISIS. Impact: ISIS's unexpected recruitment of middle-aged military officers revealed a new face of terror management, leading to a global game of 'who can outsmart the other' in the most tragic sense possible.. Fact: It’s a dark irony that the same military tactics that once protected a nation turned into a blueprint for chaos. Who knew history could be so morbidly ironic?.
- Headline: Student-Built Apps Teach Colleges a Thing or Two. Impact: Student-built apps forced colleges to rethink their outdated systems, ultimately leading to the decline of paper schedules and the rise of students who still can’t figure out how to send a simple email.. Fact: Did you know that before apps, students actually had to walk to the registrar’s office? You know, like in the Stone Age? The horror!.