1. China is a World Leader on Climate Change.
Just five years ago, China had a serious carbon emission problem and some nasty Blade Runner-esque pollution. But today, when you think of countries that are leading the fight against climate change, the first one to come to mind is usually China, who vowed to spend $360 billion in renewable energy. China is like the three-pack-a-day smoker who wakes up one morning and says, No more cigarettes for me, and Im gonna train for a marathon. For more insight into the pressing environmental issues of our time, heres our feature on plastic in the oceans.
2. The Chicago Cubs Are Reigning World Series champs
Yep, this is an actual thing that actually happened after 108-year drought, and it still gives us all the feels. Just bringing up the memory makes us start acting like this guy.
3. Justin Bieber Is a Style God.
We personally like the Biebs better when he was peeing in mop buckets and cursing at photos of Bill Clinton. But when respectable news organizations start publishing stories with titles like 8 Style Lessons We Learned from Justin Bieber and Justin Bieber is a Swimwear Style God (No, Seriously), it makes us want to start hoarding canned goods and zombie-proofing our homes, because clearly the apocalypse is right around the corner. Speaking of Bieber, read about the time he hooked up with a non-celebrity.
4. The Pope Is All, Climate Change is Real! And Stop Hassling Gays!
Just so theres no confusion, we mean the Pope as in Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The one who lives in the Vatican and wears white robes pretty much all the time. He tweets things like Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is, first and foremost, up to us, and says things like, If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?
5. Poet-God Bob Dylan Plagiarizes Sparknotes.
Bob Dylan, the man who wrote Blowin in the Wind and Visions of Johanna and hundreds of other music masterpieces, apparently didnt have the time or inspiration to write his own Nobel Prize in Literature acceptance lecture, so he used Sparknotes, a kind of online CliffNotes usually reserved for lazy college students who cant be bothered to read a book. Dylan got caught quoting lines from Moby-Dick that werent actually in the novel, other than the Sparknotes summary. Which technically doesnt mean he plagiarized, hes just crummy at pretending to read books. Its like finding out Dan Rather doesnt know anything about whats happening in the world other than what hes skimmed on Wikipedia.
6. Theres George W. Bush Nostalgia.
Were not talking about conservatives. Were talking about Americans who identify themselves as liberal. When somebody brings up George W. Bush, our 43rd president, many registered Democrats will smile, maybe even sigh, like somebody just reminded them of lazy summer days on the beach, or their favorite teacher from grade school, and theyll say, God I miss him.
7. Bruce Jenner Is a Woman.
Theres really not much else to say about that. Her name is Caitlyn Jenner now. Also, it turns out she might be the most interesting Kardashian. Sometimes she has dinner with Katy Perry and gets spanked for not understanding white privilege. We live in strange times, my friend. Speaking of the Jenner family, check out Kendall Jenners Instagram savvy. 
8. Lady Gaga is Demure.
Wasnt it just yesterday that she was wearing raw meat and being carried to the Grammy Awards in a big egg? Now shes posing for Tiffany ads and looking like somebody your grandmother would point to and say, You should be dating nice girls like that. But alas, Lady Gaga herself is taken.
9. Americas Dad is Best Known as an Alleged Serial Rapist
In 2012, Bill Cosby was Americas Dad. In 2017, hes the comic who allegedly raped a lot of women. We mean a looooot of women. Though his recent trial for three counts of aggravated indecent assault against former Temple University basketball staffer Andrea Constand ended in a mistrial, its safe to say that Mr. Cosbys reputation and legacy are both destroyed.
10, Megyn Kelly is the Face of… NBC News
If a persons journalism career begins on Fox News, where she argues that Santa Claus is white and the pepper spray used by cops is just a harmless food product, you can excuse us for not thinking shes the next Diane Sawyer. But thats what happened to Megyn Kelly, who is now a full-time employee for NBC News, a network whose chairman called her an exceptional journalist.
11, There are More Star Wars movies—And Theyre Awesome.
What were you expecting? Vaguely racist aliens and confusing, anti-climatic storylines? How about movies that might even be better than the originals? Or did I just blow your mind?
12, Broadway Is Ruled by a Hip-hop Musical about a Former Treasury Secretary
Admit it, when you heard there was a hit musical that combined rapping and our countrys Founding Fathers—specifically Alexander Hamilton—wasnt there a part of you that thought, Does it star Troy McClure? (Also, you should see how Hamiltons creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, describes the woman of his dreams.)
13. Dwayne Johnson Starred in a Flop
It had to happen eventually, right? His recent Baywatch flopped at the box office. Fortunately, Johnsons a wise enough guy to bounce back from such a misstep. 
14, Taylor Swift Is the Worlds Hottest Pop Star
Its hard to remember a pre-1989 world now, but before 2014 Tay-Tay was a cute and slightly mousy country-pop princess who churned out down-home songs about heartache. Fast forward to today, and shes the leggy, leather-wearing pop juggernaut who outshines Gaga and Katy and exclusively dates British dudes. Who knew? Just a few of the many reasons to love her.
15. Abe Vigoda Actually Died. Sadly, for Real This Time.
We still dont quite believe it. Ever since People magazine erroneously reported his death in 1982, we just assumed he would live forever, like Keith Richards. But several websites devoted to tracking his mortality insist that its true.
16. Dennis Rodman Is Our Best Emissary to North Korea
North Korea doesnt like us—still. So much that theyve promised to drop a nuclear warhead on New York City just because our president said they couldnt. But you know who they do like? Former NBA basketball star Dennis The Worm Rodman, whos been to North Korea four times since 2013. Hes sang happy birthday to Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un, handed out copies of Donald Trumps The Art of the Deal, and tried to open some doors, he claims. So dont worry, New York, Rodmans totally got your back.
17. No One Is Better Friends Than Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart.
You think you have a BFF, but youll never be friends like Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are friends.
18, Cassette Mix-Tapes Are Back
Vinyl was bound to make a comeback. But cassettes? How did that happen? Were people just getting nostalgic for when music used to melt in the back seat of Nissan Maximas? Apparently so, because even Eminem is re-releasing his breakthrough The Eminem Show on cassette.
19, The Guy from TVs The Apprentice is Actually President
No matter how many times we thought his campaign was dead.