Much like last year, 2017 was a year when things happened. Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump held a long-distance name-calling contest. Ransomware infected hundreds of thousands of systems. Advertisers boycotted YouTube in the Adpocalypse fiasco. Bitcoin surged like never before and the space industry has proven itself a beacon of hope once more.
Top 10 Facts - 2017
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Nov 6, 2014European Space AgencyYouTube
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Feb 12, 2017Ju-min ParkReuters
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Jul 4, 2017Choe Sang-hunThe New York Times
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Jul 28, 2017Anna FifieldThe Washington Post
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Aug 8, 2017Associated PressYouTube
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Aug 11, 2017Fox News
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Sep 18, 2017BBC News
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Sep 3, 2017BBC News
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Sep 19, 2017C-SPAN01:13:32
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Nov 22, 2017Haejin Choi & Josh SmithReuters
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Nov 21, 2017James PearsonYouTube
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Nov 29, 2017C-SPAN34:02
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Sep 22, 2017CBS MiamiYouTube
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#13Wikipedia Articles
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Know Your Meme
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Jan 20, 2017I'm a FishYouTube
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Feb 5, 2017Internet HistorianYouTube
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#15Fidget SpinnersKnow Your Meme
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Jan 12, 2017LuisFonsiVEVOYouTube
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Know Your Meme
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#bPickle RickKnow Your Meme
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#19The Emoji MovieJul 28, 2017IMDb
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#20Cash Me OussideKnow Your Meme
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Sep 14, 2016Dr. Phil158
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Sep 15, 2016The Dr. Phil ShowYouTube
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Apr 3, 2017Pepsi GlobalYouTube
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#22Man's Not HotKnow Your Meme
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Aug 29, 2017CharlieSlothYouTube
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Oct 25, 2017Michael DapaahYouTube
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#23One Thicc BihKnow Your Meme
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#aVideoMay 20, 2017Dolce DandyTumblr
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#24Salt BaeKnow Your Meme
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#aVideoJan 7, 2017nusr_etInstagram
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Aug 28, 2017Dolan DarkerYouTube
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May 13, 2017MalwareTech
Article written by Marcus Hutchins who accidentally discovered a killswitch in the WannaCry malware which halted the attack.
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Apr 18, 2017Patrick Howell O'NeillCyberScoop
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Apr 14, 2017Sam BiddleThe Intercept
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May 12, 2017Zammis ClarkMalwarebytes
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May 19, 2017Adam McNeilMalwarebytes
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May 12, 2017Jeremy Ashkenas & Adam PearceThe New York Times
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May 16, 2017ABC News
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Jun 27, 2017MalwareTech
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Jul 3, 2017Matt BurgessWired
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Oct 24, 2017Malwarebytes
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#36Credit Reporting Firm Equifax Says Data Breach Could Potentially Affect 143 Million US ConsumersSep 7, 2017Todd HaseltonCNBC
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Oct 16, 2017Ron LieberThe New York Times
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Sep 7, 2017EquifaxYouTube
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#39Wikipedia Articles
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Feb 14, 2017Rolfe Winkler, Jack Nicas, & Ben FritzThe Wall Street Journal
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Mar 24, 2017Nick StattThe Verge
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Mar 24, 2017Jack NicasThe Wall Street Journal
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Nov 25, 2017Todd SpanglerVariety
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Apr 6, 2017Ariel BardinYouTube Creator Blog
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Nov 29, 2017Julia AlexanderPolygon
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Wikitubia
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#47Decennial
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Jan 9, 2007Peter CohenMacworld
Unveiling of the iPhone.
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Aug 23, 2007Chris MessinaTwitter
First use of a hashtag on Twitter.
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Jul 21, 2007J. K. RowlingGoogle Books
Publication of the final book in the Harry Potter saga.
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May 25, 2007Pornhub
Launch of Pornhub.
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#ePortalOct 10, 2007ValveSteam
Release of Portal.
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#fMass EffectNov 20, 2007BioWare
Release of Mass Effect.
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#gBioShockAug 21, 2007Take-Two Interactive Software
Release of BioShock.
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Nov 13, 2007Ubisoft
Release of Assassin's Creed.
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#iThe WitcherOct 26, 2007GOG
Release of The Witcher.
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#jCrysisNov 16, 2007Crytek
Release of Crysis.
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#48Semicentennial
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Oct 18, 1967Ralph DightonMansfield News Journal832263
The Soviet space probe Venera 4 lands on Venus.
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Jun 12, 1967The La Crosse Tribune63273
Interracial marriage is legalized in the United States.
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Jun 28, 1967The News Journal3515134
Unveiling of the first ATM.
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#49Centennial
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#aWar DeclaredApr 6, 1917Santa Cruz Evening News191371
The United States enters World War I.
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Mar 16, 1917The Los Angeles Times1
Beginning of the Russian Revolution.
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Dec 7, 1917The Evening Star2689021
Finland declares independence.
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Mar 29, 1917Baxter Springs News3692
The Danish West Indies are bought by the United States and renamed the Virgin Islands.
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#50Millenial
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Wikipedia
The 67th emperor of Japan dies.
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Sep 2, 2017Joe English & Fungma FudongUNICEF
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Nov 30, 2017National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Oct 16, 2017Brian Resnick & Eliza BarclayVox
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Sep 20, 2017Amy Moran, Kathryn Hansen, & Joshua StevensNASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Dec 22, 2017Michael Livingston & Javier PanzarThe Los Angeles Times
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Aug 4, 2017Rachael PellsThe Independent
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Jan 25, 2017Jonathan WattsThe Guardian
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Jul 26, 2017BBC News
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Oct 16, 2017Raphael MinderThe New York Times
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Sep 22, 2017BBC News
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Nov 14, 2017Trevor NaceForbes
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#62Wikipedia Articles
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Federal Communications Commission
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Dec 14, 2017C-SPAN
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Dec 14, 2017Cecilia KangThe New York Times
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Dec 14, 2017Brian FungThe Washington Post
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May 25, 2017Daniel OberhausMotherboard
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Dec 14, 2017Jon BrodkinArs Technica
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May 13, 2017Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Communications Commission
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Nov 28, 2017Jon BrodkinArs Technica
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Dec 13, 2017Benny JohnsonThe Daily Caller
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Dec 15, 2017Leonid BershidskyBloomberg
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Nov 27, 2017Washington Examiner
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Wikipedia
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Oct 5, 2017Jodi Kantor & Megan TwoheyThe New York Times
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Dec 20, 2017BBC News
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Nov 9, 2017Samantha CooneyTIME
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Nov 8, 2017Dan CoreyNBC News
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Oct 20, 2017Nadia KhomamiThe Guardian
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Jan 10, 2013OscarsYouTube
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#82Wikipedia Articles
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CoinMarketCap
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Oct 25, 2017Itai DamtiForbes
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Dec 7, 2017Umair IrfanVox
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Nov 27, 2017Dom GaleonFuturism
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Digiconomist
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Power Compare
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Mar 30, 2017SpaceXYouTube
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Mar 30, 2017SpaceXInstagram
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#91Falcon 9 LandingApr 5, 2017SpaceXInstagram
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2017B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, et al.The Astrophysical Journal Letters8482
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Aug 21, 2017NASA
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Aug 21, 2017Michael Zeiler
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Sep 15, 2017NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Sep 15, 2017NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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2017Karen J. Meech, Robert Weryk, Marco Micheli, et al.Nature5527685378-381
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2017Quan-Zhi Ye, Qicheng Zhang, Michael S. P. Kelley, et al.The Astrophysical Journal Letters8511
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Dec 20, 2017Nature552
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Dec 18, 2017Seth ShostakSETI Institute
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Dec 12, 2017David MeyerFortune
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#102Wikipedia Articles
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