2016’s Top 5 Trending Topics
It has been a crazy year, no doubt about it! See what topics were the most talked about online this year according to Time Magazine.
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Harambe
Many were outraged over the shooting death of the 17 year-old ape at the Cincinnati zoo. It all happened after a toddler accidentally climbed into his cage.
- 3
#LochteGate and #PhelpsFace
The Olympic swimmers made quite a splash, in and out of the pool.
Phelps kicked butt at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and was once again turned into a meme because of his many spectacular faces.
And of course, Lochte's lie!
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Chicago Cubs
Winning the World Series for the first time in 108 years? Yeah, that deserves a lot of attention! Hey Chicago whataya say?
- 1
The Election Aftermath
You couldn't be online without seeing news stories about petitions and protests. Social media was filled with gloating, hate, blame and other battles.