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alternatehistory.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOSUEFqszK8 It's actually a great Alternate History. They name a bunch of things that where overhyped, like "New Coke" "Howard Dean" and "SARS", and talk about how the world would be if they actually happened the way they where hyped to. So basically, what would be needed for all of this to happen.