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HEADLINES ON July 4, 2019
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- Headline: Southern Optimism Against Economic Odds. Impact: The optimism spread like wildfire, leading to an unexpected boom in motivational posters featuring southern landscapes and sweet tea, which somehow convinced everyone that a peach cobbler could solve their financial woes.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing harder than moving from poverty to wealth is convincing a southerner that sweet tea is just 'iced tea'?.
- Headline: Navigating the App Void. Impact: This existential crisis led to a new genre of therapy called 'App-athy' where people sit in silence contemplating their social media choices while scrolling through their regrets.. Fact: Did you know that the average person spends about 2 hours a day on social media? That’s 14 hours a week, or enough time to learn a new language—if only someone would invent an app for that!.