Buzz·Posted on Dec 18, 201717 Things That Happened In 2017 You Probably Forgot AboutWhat a freakin' year.by Delaney StrunkBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. The world was introduced to Salt Bae. View this photo on Instagram 2. Michelle Obama gave some serious side-eye. Adam Johnson @AdamJ_NBAGL Michelle Obama is not impressed by Melania Trump's gift giving ability. 03:03 PM - 20 Jan 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @AdamJ_NBAGL / Via buzzfeed.com 3. Someone gave the Hollywood sign a new look. Adam Singer @singy What the fuck. #hollyweed 03:11 PM - 01 Jan 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @singy / Via Twitter: @singy 4. George W. Bush struggled with a poncho. Andrew Katz @katz Same 05:42 PM - 20 Jan 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @katz / Via Twitter: @katz 5. Moonlight, not La La Land, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Nicole Kidman learned to clap. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. A lot of girls tried to get a free bathing suit, and it definitely backfired. Brett Walsh @wrettbalsh Sneak peek summer '17 06:16 PM - 03 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @wrettbalsh / Via Twitter: @wrettbalsh 8. And Fyre Festival went down in flames. Alex @AXELSCYTHE Expectation v. Reality for the biggest scamming festival in the 21st Century #FyreFestival @WNFIV @FyreFraud 02:19 AM - 28 Apr 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @AXELSCYTHE / Via Twitter: @AXELSCYTHE 9. Men caught up to the romper trend. Nonsense About Boys ™ @NJDG romphim? i hardly know him 08:19 PM - 15 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @NJDG / Via Twitter: @NJDG 10. The Babadook came out of the closet...and so did Pennywise. kumi🍁🍠⭐ @kumivenarts Pennywise and his boyfriend, The Babadook are off on a date to get crepes and terrorize some kids. 03:13 AM - 12 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @kumivenarts / Via Twitter: @kumivenarts 11. A kid got free chicken nuggets for an entire year, thanks to the power of sheer determination and Twitter. Wendy's @Wendys .@carterjwm is now the most retweeted tweet of all-time. That’s good for the nuggets, and $100k to @DTFA. Consider… https://t.co/gwYudjNVWZ 01:36 PM - 09 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @Wendys / Via Twitter: @Wendys 12. Kendall Jenner tried to solve police brutality with a Pepsi. Taryn Finley @_TARYNitUP Kendall Jenner gives a Pepsi to a cop and rids the world of -isms. Y'all can go somewhere with this tone-deaf, shal… https://t.co/2kZ3drrbbT 09:49 PM - 04 Apr 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @_TARYNitUP / Via Twitter: @_TARYNitUP 13. Chris Pratt and Anna Faris split up. 14. Shaq openly voiced his flat-earth opinions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. Justin Bieber "reportedly" shapeshifted into his true reptilian form. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. The Ken doll was given a ~hipster~ makeover. Delaney Strunk @delaknee Why do these new Ken dolls look like they come with a pack of American Spirits and a messenger bag filled with viny… https://t.co/2i9LTdtArL 01:26 PM - 20 Jun 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @delaknee / Via Twitter: @delaknee 17. And Taylor Swift made a comeback, but might have also been carried out of her apartment in a suitcase. SPIN 1038 @spin1038 Taylor Swift has reportedly been carried out of her house in this massive suitcase https://t.co/iIeamTRfFM 02:40 PM - 17 Jul 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite @spin1038 / Via Twitter: @spin1038 2017: Horse ebooks @Horse_ebooks Everything happens so much 08:23 PM - 28 Jun 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite Still feel like you're forgetting something? Maybe some of these forgotten 2017 bops will jog your memory. View this track on Spotify embed.spotify.com For more Best of 2017 content, click here!