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10 Possibly-Overlooked Things of 2016

Did you see these happen?

Sydney Daniel

Dec 25, 2016

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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If it hasn't already shown on your Facebook timeline, then I suggest that you head over to YouTube to watch @FloandJoan sing about everything that went wrong in the year of 2016. Disclaimer: There wasn't a bombing in Nice, so they have their facts wrong there. Language may be a bit strong too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yv_rl3MYKA

Now that you've just a clever mashup of all the crazy things that have happened this year, let me give you some pretty awesome things that have gone right in the past twelve months.

1. Tigers and Giant Pandas are growing!

The Tiger population has increased this year by 22% since 2010, according to the World Wildlife Fund, and Giant Pandas are no longer endangered. So YAY! for animals!

2. Saving the planet is the new style

On Black Friday, Patagonia donated their $10 million dollars in sales all to grassroots, environmental groups. The company made and donated around 5 times what they expected! Go Earth!

3. The Zika Virus

IT'S NO LONGER A GLOBAL THREAT!

4. ALS ICEBUCKET CHALLENGE

Yes, I know that this was the thing in 2015, but it didn't make an impact until the summer of 2016. Our donated money found a new gene that carries the disease, meaning more prevention and cures are on the way!

5. Absentee Ballots

College students and misplaced people cast an overwhelming and record-breaking number of absentee ballots in the 2016 presidential election, and let me tell you that every vote counted. It does matter if you don't vote.

6. The Olympics

Not only did America win the medal count again and take home the first gold of the games, but did we all see Simone Biles conquer the gymnastics mat? She didn't even take all golds and she was still seen as the most athletic, along side Michael Phelps. America has some amazing athletes, too bad the election overshadowed that.

7. People are Finally Seeing Color!

This year, two brothers saw color for the first time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1X0QTTtPmc

8. A Woman is Going on Our $20

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9. Nemo Found Dory!

Finding Dory finally hit theaters and was a huge hit with not only the little kids, but all of the now college students who group up watching Dory find Nemo!

10. World Crime Decline

It's estimated that in 2016 world crime has showed a decline since the past several decades.

11. Pokemon Go Released

The summer of 2016 brought out the new mobile game of Pokemon Go. It got all the tech savy, Pokemon fans out and about to try to catch the creatures all throughout the world. The game attracted not only the younger generation, but the original Pokemon fans too!

Now, theres so many great things that have happened in this interesting year of 2016.

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2. Saving the planet is the new style

3. The Zika Virus

4. ALS ICEBUCKET CHALLENGE

5. Absentee Ballots

6. The Olympics

7. People are Finally Seeing Color!

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1. Taking care of yourself when you're sick

2. Making a to-do list

3. Planning your activities around the weather

4. Scheduling your own doctor’s appointments

5. Getting your own toilet paper

6. Making food without needing to ask your mom questions

7. Holding your tongue

8. Saving your paycheck (or your tax refund) to pay your bills

9. Balancing your checkbook

10. Going places alone

11. Packing your own lunches

12. Actually eating your vegetables...on purpose

13. Taking a multivitamin

14. Planning a life after graduation

Sometimes bigger isn't always better.

1. If something happens, everyone knows about it

2. Never getting to be invisible

3. Knowing every single thing about every single person in the town

4. New kids are a big deal

5. It’s hard to make new friends

6. On that note ... the dating pool is even smaller!

7. Teachers are weirdly close to their students

8. It forced you to make friends out of school

"I'm hopeless and awkward and desperate for love"

1. That Time He Tested Out His Flirting Skills and This Happened

2. When He Was Willing to Do Anything to Avoid Confrontation

3. When He Couldn't Handle Awkward, Emotional Situations

4. How He Reacted Whenever His Friends Ignored Him

5. All of the Times He Worried About His Failing Love Life

6. Whenever He Tried to Whip Himself Into Shape

7. How He Handled New People and New Experiences

8. Whenever His Friends Got Annoying, He Was Always the Voice of Reason

9. He Always Knew How to Jam

10. He Finds a Way to Make Any Situation More Fun

No, I can't help you.

1. When a customer wants to return a product, hands you the receipt, where is printed "ALL SALES ARE FINAL" in all caps.

2. Just because you might be having a bad day, and you're in a crappy mood, doesn't make it okay for you to yell at me or be rude to me. I'm a person with feelings, just like you.

3. People refusing to be put on hold when a customer is standing right in front of you. Oh, how I wish I could just hang up on you!

4. Having the same conversations over and over again! To be honest I really don't even want to talk to you right now, or have this fake ass smile on my face!

5. Always having to have a smile on your face. I promise I'm not as happy as I may look!

6. Customers not understanding that sometimes, mistakes happen. I am a human being, we all mess up sometimes!

7. Having the boss from hell, it's their way or the highway! Even though I did my job correctly and efficiently, if I don't do it the exact way you do, I'm a piece of shit.

8. Having coworker who don't help out, who bend the rules just enough to screw you over.

9. Having to be at work after closing because a customer is taking forever and half! Not like I'd like to go home or anything!

10. Having shitty hours and more shifts than you asked for. Just because we don't have enough workers, doesn't mean I want to pick up every shift that you cant cover, oh great boss of mine!

11. Not having time for a social life. It gets old saying, "I can't I have work..." Every day of the week!

12. Having that lazy costumer who can't do anything for themselves... no please I'll get that, it's no problem at all!

It's just my face, I swear.

1. When you meet new people, they automatically assume you hate them or are rude.

2. People are constantly asking you if you're OK.

3. After being friends with someone for a while, they confess to you, "I thought you were so mean when I first met you," or, "I thought you hated me."

4. You get told to smile more, but they don't understand how scary that would be.

5. You're always labeled as seeming "judgy."

6. Passing a friend with your RBF in full force and not realizing you just shot them a death glare.

7. Being sarcastic, but everyone thinks you're outright rude.

8. Not knowing how mean you really look until you see a picture of yourself in resting face.

9. Your apologies never sound sincere because of your emotionless face.

10. Your "mad face" scares you.

11. And, lastly, people are constantly asking you if you are happy or having a good time because you look bored to death.

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