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- Headline: Exploring Federal Reserve Policies in Literature. Impact: Leonard’s book may have inspired a generation of conspiracy theorists to believe that the Fed is run by lizard people. If only they knew how many actual humans were involved in the decision-making.. Fact: The Federal Reserve was created in 1913, and it only took a century for people to realize they could blame it for everything from inflation to bad hair days..
- Headline: Navigating Omicron in NYC Dining Scene. Impact: As restaurants grappled with Omicron, they inadvertently set the stage for a future where delivery robots would take over the world, one lukewarm pizza at a time. Thanks for that, humanity!. Fact: The term 'Omicron' was actually the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet before it became synonymous with everyone's favorite pandemic variant. Now it just sounds like the name of a bad sci-fi movie..
- Headline: Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes New Covid Lockdowns. Impact: China's lockdowns may have spiraled into a global supply chain crisis, leading to a future where people barter with canned goods and toilet paper. Talk about a dystopian economy!. Fact: Did you know that the supply chain crisis was so severe that some people started using their pets as currency? Just kidding—mostly..