Netflix released the "Framing Britney Spears" documentary where people learned about her conservatorship. #FreeBritney went viral, she was able to bring her case to court, and just last month a judge ruled to release Britney from her father's conservatorship! Go Britney!
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"Gorilla Glue girl" got absolutely roasted for idiotically putting Gorilla Glue in her hair to make it stay. After about a month, she finally got help from a doctor to remove her cement-like hair.
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The baby from Nirvana’s "Nevermind" album sued the band for "child sexual exploitation." (They're still trying to resolve the situation.)
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Everyone and their mother was making this viral TikTok feta pasta recipe. I still need to try this sh*t, it looks delicious.
The Weekend's Super Bowl Half Time show was incredible, but of course, it was also incredibly meme-able.
People (I'm looking at the guys on the editorial team...) were insanely hyped about "Godzilla vs Kong."
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All the way back in January, this photo of Bernie Sanders at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden became a meme overnight and didn't stop for months.
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After 1,437 reschedules we were finally given the "Friends" reunion we've always wanted.
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At the start of 2021, the only MCU content we had to hold us over was "WandaVision" and people were OBSESSED.
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Sadly, the lovable talk show host Larry King passed away.
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Oprah's interview with Meghan and Prince Harry was full of bombshells, but more importantly it gave us this meme template.
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Last February, Texans (including myself) battled through the Snowpocalypse without electricity, water, or the ability to drive anywhere for days.
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Steve from "Blues Clues" returned to tell us he's proud of us and I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING!!!
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, aka Benifer, started dating again and gave everyone hope of getting back together with their ex. Which it shouldn't have. Stay away from your toxic ex ladies, he is not Ben Affleck.
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A container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal for SIX DAYS and I know it was really bad for hundreds of shipping containers and economies, but it was f*cking hilarious.
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The infamous "bean dad" got roasted on the internet for going on an insanely long rant about why he wouldn't open a can of beans for his daughter to eat.
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Everyone freaked the f*ck out over a gas shortage. (Which, I don't know about you all, but I never saw actually happen.)
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A group of investigators called “The Case Breakers” announced that they believe they finally identified the Zodiac Killer and... it was a guy named Gary.
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And finally, there was that weird three-way kiss between Taika Waititi, Rita Ora, and Tessa Thompson. I'm still shook.