113 Objectively Good Things That Happened in 2016

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113 Objectively Good Things That Happened in 2016

Good things in an otherwise trash year.

The year 2016, as has been proven by science, was trash. Just a bottomless cesspool of humanity's toxic waste wrought out over 12 months. But, like any pit full of radioactive sludge, there was some good stuff waiting for those willing to hold their noses and trudge through it to the bottom. So while it seemed like this year has been an unending barrage of bad news and worse people, there were actually a few good things to be found if you knew where to look. 113 by our count. And here they all are in one convenient place.

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Danzig Making a Cameo on Portlandia as a Beach Goth


Someone Making a Ska Tribute to Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea


When Good Morning America Called the Kermit Meme "Tea Lizard"

We know they were trolling us, but still.


Dave Chappelle Being Released from Illuminati Captivity and Entertaining Us Again


Mother Fucking Paul McCartney Taking the Mannequin Challenge

Love those Black Beatles.


Gucci Mane Getting Out of Prison and Proceeding to Have the Best Possible Year


The 100th Anniversary of the National Parks Service

Hell yeah! Love to celebrate those who preserve nature's splendor!


Dolly Parton, Still Gracing This Unworthy Garbage Planet with Her Majesty


NEW JAPANDROIDS DAWWWWG!!!


That Dude Climbing Trump Tower

Yeah, he ended up being a crazy Trump supporter, but for a couple hours we really wanted to see Stephen succeed!


Antonin Scalia Dying

RIP LOL


Frinkiac Launching and Revolutionizing the Way We Quote The Simpsons


Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Getting His Oscar

Get yours, Jack!


This Metalhead Headbanging with an American Flag to Slayer During Hurricane Matthew


Our Local Pizzeria Making the News for Creating a Pizza Box… Out of Pizza

Dream big, friends.


Pokémon Go Stampedes

That one month where people trampled each other to get Vaporeons was tight.


This White Woman Being Extremely Concerned About Vince Staples's Lyrics


This Remix We Made of Said Extremely Concerned White Woman


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David Blaine Genuinely Grossing Out Drake by Coughing Up Frogs


Swedish Fish Oreos

Honestly we haven't tried these yet but if Nabisco wants to send us some, we're at:

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The 24-Hour Lifespan of Daaaamn Daniel

Back at it again with the white Vans. That was a fun 24 hours.


Gene Simmons Falling Flat on His Ass on Stage


Atlanta


Nick Jonas Bombing His American Country Music Awards Guitar Solo Real Bad

And then people on Instagram owning him real good.


That Day Vice Had a Hot Dog Eating Contest in the Lobby and Noisey's Own Kyle Kramer Owned That Shit

Kyle Kramer in the sunglasses.


A New Tribe Called Quest Album

Thank U.


This Powerwalker Who Placed Number Eight After Doing a Number Two


The Stoked Kid

So stoked, my dudes.


Bob Dylan Curving the Hell Out of the Nobel Prize Committee


This Hero's Tweet


Immortal Technique Put the Hamilton Guy in a Trash Can in High School


Obama Answering the Dog Pants Question


Amoeba Records "Started" Selling Weed


Kyle Mooney's Flawless Nardwuar Impression


Desus and Mero Getting a TV Show

BodegaHive


Hamburger Helper's Surprisingly Fire Mixtape


This Photo of Tim Tebow


Noisey Getting Rid of Its Comments Section

Be racist shitbags somewhere else plz.


The Underwater Episode of Bojack Horseman


Desiigner Puking Mid-Dab on Stage and Keep Going Like Nothing Happened


Sad Ben Affleck


The Hero Bills Fan Who Threw a Dildo on the Field


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When Kanye Said He Doesn't Do Butt Stuff


Cher's Twitter Account in General


Boaty McBoatface


George Bush Being Drunk AF at This Police Officer's Funeral


The Woman on Tumblr Who Sent a Stranger Her Toe


The High School Basketball Star Who Was Actually 29


This Kid Doing a McFlip Off a McDonalds Counter


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Chris Christie Getting Perpetually Curb Your Enthusiasmed


This Amazing 9/11 Seinfeld Spec Script


"Hey, Authority"


"Harambe" (But Not Harambe)


The "Hungry Guys" Skit from SNL


Please Clap.


Don't Talk to Me or My Son Ever Again


Jon Snow Coming Back to Life


Ryan Lochte Being Too Dumb to Know He Was Blatantly Lying


Ben Carson Fucking Up the Presidential Debate Intros


Orlando Bloom's Adventures in Nude Paddleboarding (Google It Yourself, Perv)


This Monkey Losing His Shit Over a Magic Trick


The Discovery That Rihanna Can't Wink


Eric Andre Asking Alex Jones if He'd Have Sex with His Wife at the RNC


Smash Mouth Guy Meeting Guy Fieri


Ciara Got Laid


Ross Playing Robert Kardashian


This Teen Dabbing Through His Graduation


Hillary Clinton Admitting That Death Row Influenced Her Wardrobe


"Put Some Respect on My Name"


The Guy Who Sang "All Star" Over Every Song


Adam Sandler Running into Justin Bieber on the Street and Calling Him Homeboy


Da M'Fukn Share Zone !!!

Go ahead and pound that mf like button.


Beyoncé Playing at the Super Bowl and Just Existing in General


Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg Getting a TV Show


Michelle Obama Doing the Only Good Episode of Carpool Karaoke


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This Photo of Bill Gates Smelling Poop Through a Tube


Crying Jordan Getting a Shout-out from POTUS


"Issa Knife" 


This Chinchilla Holding a Balloon


This Page About Pillows in DJ Khaled's Book


The Cubs Winning the Super Bowl or Whatever


The Continual Owning of Noisey Editor-in-Chief Eric Sundermann


That Balloon Scene in the Pee-wee Netflix Movie


This Br00tal Music Video


The Mr. Krabs Meme


J Cole Going Platinum with No Features


The Bounce House That Flew into Power Lines


McDonald's Serving Breakfast All Day


Oldchella Giving Our Parents Something to Do


Dat Boi

Oh shit whaddup etc.


Views Getting Memed so Hard That It Was Impossible to Judge It Objectively as an Artform


Bon Jovi Begrudgingly Singing His Own Song at a Wedding


This Amazing Beyoncé Fan Fic


Dogs That Look Like Fried Chicken


Jidenna's Cameo on Insecure


"Broccoli"


Fabolous's Face During Desiigner's BET Awards Performance


The Today Show Getting a Puppy


This Photo of the Zodiac Killer Having His Soul Snapped in Half


That Guy Punching the Kangaroo

(Yes we know this is problematic but this is just an amazing piece of cinema.)


The Eagles Breaking Up


The Arthur Meme


Frank Ocean Wearing Vans to the White House


The Secret Life of Pets


This Friggin' LIT Parade


The Honey Bun Baby


Drake Getting Shut Down by Rihanna at the VMAs


This XXL Freestyle


That Modern Baseball Video Where They Did a Spot-on Freaks & Geeks Parody


When Noisey Dressed as the Vice Sports Staff as a Halloween Prank but None of Them Came to the Office That Day but We Still Looked Good as Hell


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Katt Williams Getting Beaten Up by a Kid at a Soccer Game


And Lastly, Whatever Is Going on in This Good-Ass Vine

RIP Vine.jon