>why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? That seems like a prime example of a small-talk item that many

>why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? That seems like a prime example of a small-talk item that many people could relate to, and it just happens to reach viral proportions. I'd say it would be similar to "Polar Vortex": https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=Polar%20Vortex#TIMESERIES https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=P...