People think David Bowie was the 'glue holding the universe together'

Back in June, when the UK voted to leave the European Union, a popular idea surfaced.

It was definitely a stretch, but a lot of people seemed to think that David Bowie's death had some kind of impact on the state of global politics.

Actor Paul Bettany felt this way:

It's been supported by a lot of people:

And since the US elected a raving orange sociopath as its president, support for this theory has only increased:

Quite a lot of terrible things have happened since Bowie's death:

• An influx of celebrity deaths, such as Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali, Terry Wogan, Ronnie Corbett, Victoria Wood, Prince, and Caroline Aherne, to name not all.
• North Korea decided to launch a long-range rocket into space violating UN treaties.
• A terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium, in which 32 victims were killed and hundreds injured.
• A suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, left more than 70 people dead.
• The Panama Papers.
• An EgyptAir flight crashed over the Mediterranean that left 66 people dead.
• The United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. It has sparked a cacophony of economic and political uncertainty.
• Racist and homophobic abuse and attacks in Britain increased.
• Violent clashes between fans take place during Euro 2016. Particularly English and Russian supporters.
• Islamists killed 20 foreigners at an upmarket bakery in Gulshan in Bangladesh.
• And further suicide car bombings took place at a shopping district in Baghdad, Iraq, killing up to 300 people.
• A man drove a truck through a large gathering of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France.
• The Turkish military attempted a coup to oust President Erdogan.
• Marmite got pulled off the shelves at Tesco for five minutes and everyone got very upset
• Toblerone changed its shape
• Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States of America
• George Michael died
• Carrie Fisher died

Hey, we're just pointing out the facts.

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