This is the trend line from Google Trends for “Well that escalated quickly.” I know there’s a perfectly good reason for the sudden rise, but I prefer not to know. [via @HPS_Vanessa]
The same goes for this one for Mount Everest:

[Thanks, @PabloMartinezAlmeida]
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