It's been said that 2012 was the year of the animated GIF, so let's see if we can sum up the whole year in GIFs.
Let's start with Gabrielle Giffords hugging President Obama.
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Which takes us, of course, to the weird tightrope guy from Madonna's half-time show.
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And lets not forget about Toddlers And Tiaras!
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