7 Things We Learnt On The Internet In 2017

2017 was the year when Britain started it divorce proceedings with the rest of Europe, everyone had to have a fidget spinners, the US experienced a solar eclipse, and a large-scale cyberattack knocked out computers in 150 countries around the world.

Some of the greatest life lessons of 2017 have been passed on to us from the likes of Professor Brian Cox, President Trump, and Ariana Grande.

Professor Brian Cox gave his opinion on the rise in believers of the Flat Earth theory in an interview with the website IFLScience. The physicist said "I don't think you can change the opinion of people who are just ridiculous."

Cox explained how he thinks flat Earthers represent "the most ridiculous example of not thinking that you can possibly imagine," and while it seems the professor is keen not to waste his time trying to convince them of the undeniable truth, he does have a solution, "I think what you can do is just turn them into laughing stocks, which is I think my general approach to people."

Professor Cox went on to say "it's very difficult to argue with an idiot. Particularly in a forum such as a chat show where you've got a limited amount of time. So my view is you have to sort of essentially show them up to be fools as quickly as possible. I think that's the only way you can proceed."

Kelly was speaking live from his home office, but struggled to maintain his composure when his two young children ran into the room.

Moments later, his wife Jung-a Kim rushed into the room and ushered the kids out before diving towards the door in order to close it and restore the peace.

The video, which has been viewed 25 million times on YouTube, became the 10th biggest viral video of the year.

The account responsible for the meme, @TrumpDraws now has almost half a million followers and has depicted the president drawing everything from a dinosaur to Spongebob.

The YouTube channel Bad Lip Reading shared their interpretation of what Trump, Obama, Clinton, and other notable US politicians were saying during the new president's inauguration.

The video contains some amazing quotes, like Trump telling his predecessor, "I pretend to like you, but I hate you inside."

The basis of the meme was presenting an image that rhymed with Elf on the Shelf and was accompanied with the caption, "you've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for..."

The memes featured everything from Shrek on a deck, to Drake on the Cake, and one for Harry Potter fans... Snape on a grape.

The short film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo is one of the most viewed videos of 2017 and tells the story of a closeted boy who runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

Jesse, who describes herself as an Internet humorist, posted her attempt on Twitter in October, it went on to get over 125k re-tweets.