The year’s forgettable news
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We're about to get to the slowest news week of the year, which means we'll be inundated with retrospectives about all the top stories of the year. We'll be reminded that the top story of the year was the economy, which we don't need reminding because it's been the top story every day of the year.
What about those other stories? When was the world supposed to end, again? What was the name of that Netflix spin-off? Remember that homeless guy with the deep voice who was everywhere in the media for two weeks? What was his name?
Try out today's "Lunchtime Quiz" on Mental Floss and see if you can remember the news stories we've already pretty much forgotten.
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