AUGUST 21, 2020

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• Headline: Rural America Faces Postal Challenges. Impact: The postal crisis not only caused farmers to worry about their deliveries but also inadvertently led to the creation of underground chicken smuggling rings. Who knew poultry could be so valuable?. Fact: Fun fact: rural Americans once considered carrier pigeons as an alternative to postal services, but they couldn't figure out how to get them to deliver a package without eating it first..
• Headline: Goldman Sachs Introduces Custom Font. Impact: The introduction of Goldman Sans led to a global font war, where established typefaces began to feel inadequate and started changing their names to more aggressive ones like 'Bodoni the Brave' and 'Helvetica: The Reckoning.'. Fact: Did you know that fonts have feelings too? Just ask Comic Sans; it’s been in therapy since 2007..
• Headline: Reading Elena Ferrante in English? You’re Also Reading Ann Goldstein. Impact: As more people read Ferrante in English thanks to Goldstein's translations, they unknowingly triggered a cultural renaissance in Italy, where espresso consumption skyrocketed alongside existential crises.. Fact: Fun fact: Ann Goldstein is so good at translation that some say she can translate a pizza into a philosophical debate about life choices..
• Headline: We Have Crossed the Line Debt Hawks Warned Us About for Decades. Impact: Crossing this debt line prompted a national debate on whether it was time to invest in a time machine or just embrace the chaos. Spoiler: most chose chaos, leading to a spike in reality TV ratings.. Fact: Interestingly, when the U.S. debt crosses the GDP line, historians agree it usually results in a new trend of ironic budgeting memes on social media. Welcome to the future!.