AUGUST 28, 2015

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• Headline: Shark Fin Substitutes Gain Popularity. Impact: As customers embraced shark fin substitutes, the global demand for sustainable seafood skyrocketed, leading to an unexpected boom in seaweed farming. In a few decades, seaweed became the new avocado, but without the Instagram obsession.. Fact: Did you know that shark fins are often used in soup, yet the soup is mostly just broth that tastes like disappointment? Who knew sustainability could taste so bland?.
• Headline: Virginia Shooting Raises Safety Concerns. Impact: The Virginia shooting turned workplace safety into a trending topic, leading to the invention of the 'Good Vibes Only' office policy. If only it had worked as well as the coffee machine.. Fact: Did you know that workplace safety training has been around since the dawn of time? But apparently, 'don't bring your issues to work' was too vague a guideline for some..
• Headline: Review: In ‘Whorl Inside a Loop,’ Inmates Shape Their Stories. Impact: The play 'Whorl Inside a Loop' spawned a movement where inmates became the new avant-garde artists, leading to a future where their performances are more celebrated than Broadway's latest musical flop.. Fact: Did you know that prison monologues are just like TED Talks, but with a higher chance of audience members being actual prisoners? Talk about a captive audience!.
• Headline: Iran Deal Opens a Vitriolic Divide Among American Jews. Impact: The divide among American Jews over the Iran deal set off a series of family Thanksgiving debates that still echo through the generations, with each side claiming the other is simply 'misguided'—classic.. Fact: Did you know that political arguments at family gatherings are basically the Olympic sport of Jewish families? Points are scored for every raised voice and eye-roll!.