Top News Stories of 2012
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1.
Iran's nuclear program
26 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
2.
Anonymous
The hacktivist movement born after Wikileaks became a household word.
7 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
3.
Curiousity Lands on Mars
5 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
4.
Murdock sentenced
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5.
Earth-size planet discovered
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6.
Higgs boson
A particle speculated about but not confirmed until recently.
0 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
7.
Discovery of new human fossils in Africa
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8.
Zombies!
2012 has been a big year for zombies, like the face-eating man.
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9.
New species of snake discovered
0 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
10.
No Jurassic Park
Scientists analyzing DNA from dinosaur bones confirmed this year that dinosaurs have been dead too long to bring back to life.
0 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
11.
New comet discovered
It may just be the brightest in history!
0 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
12.
The Lesula
A new primate that was discovered in Africa just recently.
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13.
Afghanistan war
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14.
Lance Armstrong doping scandal
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15.
The Mayan prediction
The Mayans supposedly calculated that the end of the world would occur at the end of 2012. Many news reporters have written articles speculating on the end of times.
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16.
Greek's debt
Along with the struggling Euro, this was one of the most popular news stories of 2012 (so far!).
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17.
Jerry Sandusky
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18.
Russian protests
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19.
2012 Olympics
0 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
20.
The 2012 election
This news story has permeated national consciousness, and seems impossible to avoid!
-22 points - added 12 years ago by BrainsurgerysFun -
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