1) Although most of us only play rock, paper, scissors to settle a petty dispute or see who has to take out the trash, there is (of course) an entire subculture that takes the game VERY seriously.

2) In the 1990s, CD clubs offered deals that seemed too good to be true - like promising eight new albums for a penny.  Of course, nothing is ever easy.

3) Ever since the rise of COVID-19, health experts have wondered how to stay ahead of future pandemics. Well, what if a video game could simulate what a virus outbreak might be like? Years ago, the game World of Warcraft accidentally did just that.

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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/rock-paper-scissors-not-sports
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/how-rock-paper-scissors-went-viral/418455/
https://www.spin.com/2021/06/cd-clubs-columbia-house-bmg/
https://www.avclub.com/four-columbia-house-insiders-explain-the-shady-math-beh-1798280580
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/04/09/world-warcraft-experienced-pandemic-2005-that-experience-may-help-coronavirus-researchers/

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