We present 13 things that made the Internet lose its collective mind in 2014. Some broke social media records and others are just so awesome that we practically cracked our iPhone screen tapping “like” when the news popped up on our feed. Have a gander below and hit us up on Twitter with your picks!
Things That Broke The Internet
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Taylor Swift's No Its Becky Shirt
Taylor posted a selfie on Tumblr with a homemade tee referencing an Internet meme and we all dropped dead.
Image: Tumblr
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Solange Knowles' Wedding
In a year of high-profile weddings — Kimye, the Jolie-Pitts, George and Amal — Solange's gorgeous photos take the proverbial cake.
Image: Instagram
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Lupita Nyong'o, In General
Because Glamour named her Woman of the Year, and just because we love her, OK?
Image: Getty
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Anna Wintour's #ALSIceBucketChallenge
Does this need a caption? No, no it does not.
Image: Instagram
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Emma Watson's #HeForShe Speech
Vanity Fair described it as "game-changing," and the rest of the Internet loved it, too.
Image: WENN
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Ello...and Goodbye
Enthusiasm for the new ad-free social network exploded overnight...and disappeared about five minutes later.
Image: Ello.co
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Ellen DeGeneres' Star-Studded Oscars Selfie
Move over, Kimye. Ellen won the Internet with the most retweeted tweet of all time, purportedly worth $1 billion.
Image: Twitter
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Blond Bieber
Is it just us or are he and Miley starting to look more and more alike?
Image: Instagram
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Alex from Target
We don't even think we still fully understand this one, but it was a fascinating testament to the fast and fleeting nature of Internet fame.
Image: Twitter
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Pharrell's Hat
It has almost 20,000 followers on Twitter. Enough said.
Image: WENN
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Kimye's Wedding Photos
We personally think Solange won this game, but the numbers don't lie. Kimye's wedding shot was the most liked photo on Instagram. Ever.
Image: Instagram
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John Galliano for Margiela
Oh, NBD, just probably the biggest fashion news of the year.
Image: WENN
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Ariana Grande Gets Hit with an Angel Wing
Ariana was a good sport about this moment on Twitter, and we have to admit that we were a little disappointed to see that VS edited around it for the television broadcast of the fashion show!
Image: Getty
