Just
like last year, I'm recapping this year through a set of pictures...
SCIENCE & NEW DISCOVERIES
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The dying Great Barrier Reef gets a premature obituary. |
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First round-the-world solar flight. |
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Evidence for gravitational waves is discovered. |
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Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas. |
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Supermoon. |
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Juno arrives at Jupiter's orbit. |
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Four new elements are discovered; thus, added to the Periodic Table. |
BUSINESS, TECH & INTERNET
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Hulk Hogan wins suit against Gawker Media -- forcing it to file for bankruptcy and sell its assets. |
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AT & T and Time Warner merger. |
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Widespread exploding of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units. |
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Kickass gets taken down. |
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Yahoo confirms hacking of a billion accounts. |
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I learned of ASMR for the first time. |
TRAGEDIES
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Brussels bombing. |
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Chartered plane of a Brazilian football club crashes in Columbia. |
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Harambe. |
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Orlando nightclub shooting. |
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Omran. |
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Zika. |
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Major earthquakes in Ecuador, Italy, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, and Papua New Guinea. |
POLITICS
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Brexit. |
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Failed coup in Turkey. |
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The assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey is caught in camera. |
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The Philippines win historic arbitration case against China over West Philippine Sea. |
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Rodrigo Duterte is the new President of the Philippines. |
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The Duterte Administration's "war on drugs" and its casualties. |
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The controversial burial of Marcos in the "Libingan ng Mga Bayani." |
FADS
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Creepy clown craze. |
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Mannequin challenge. |
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PPAP. |
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Tatlong bibe. |
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The rise and fall of Pokemon Go. |
POP CULTURE
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Leo finally gets his Oscar. |
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Reunion of original Rivermaya members, sans Bamboo. |
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Liza Soberano during the Star Magic Ball. |
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Not a great story. But it gave us the awesome Scorpius Malfoy. |
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Brangelina breaks up. |
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Hunter X Hunter returns briefly; is in hiatus again. |
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Kakashi's face is finally shown in the anime. |
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90-year-old Chuck Berry has released a new album. |
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Debut of the latest installment of Civ. |
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinity is announced and teased. |
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12 years after it aired, I watched Friends for the first time and became a fan. |
SPORTS
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Olympics 2016 was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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For the first time, a refugee team participates in the Olympics. |
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Hidlyn Diaz ends the Philippines' Olympic drought by winning a silver medal in weightlifting. |
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Baron vs. Kiko. Ugh O_o |
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Pacquiao beats Timothy Bradley, becomes a Senator, then beats Jessie Vargas. |
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For the first time ever, the WWE title is defended in the Royal Rumble. |
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WWE splits into two brands again. |
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Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks's championship match at Hell in a Cell is the first women's match to headline a WWE pay-per-view, as well as the first ever women's Hell in a Cell match. |
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Goldberg returns. Beats Brock Lesnar in two minutes. |
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Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine have an epic slam dunk competition duel. |
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Kobe fittingly scores 60 points in his last game. |
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Stephen Curry becomes the first unanimous MVP. |
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2015-16 Warriors earn a 73-9 record, the best in NBA history... |
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...but lose to the Cavaliers in the Finals, wasting a 3-1 lead. |
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Kevin Durant joins the Warriors during the off season, though. |
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Curry gets the record for most three pointers made in a game with 13 treys. |
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Luke Walton becomes the Lakers' new head coach. |
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San Miguel Beermen win the 2015-16 Philippine Cup in historic fashion: overcoming a 0-3 hole! |
NOTABLE DEATHS
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John Glenn. |
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Craig Sager. |
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Chyna. |
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Jack Chick. |
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Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago. |
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Muhammad Ali. |
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David Bowie. |
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Glenn Frey. |
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Prince. |
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George Michael. |
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Gene Wilder. |
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Kenny Baker. |
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Charmian Carr |
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Carrie Fisher. |
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Anton Yelchin. |
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Christina Grimmie. |
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My Lolo Oca. |
PERSONAL & BLOG HIGHLIGHTS
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Finally, after six years, my AdSense accounts gets reactivated. |
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Turning 27. |
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Joy Church Quiz Champ for the fourth straight year. |
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First time to swim in the sea in six years. |
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First time to taste Bingsu. |
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