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Jillian Benedict — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:00:36 +0000

This night only comes once a year – thank goodness. Not that I don’t love New Year’s Eve. I do. I love gathering with friends, drinking some bubbly and making resolutions that I know I’ll never keep. But I can’t help that notice that New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest holiday letdowns of the year.

RecordSetter Picks Their 15 Best and Craziest World Records of 2011 [VIDEOS]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:00:43 +0000

Thanks to the website RecordSetter, which allows folks to invent a world record in anything, many a wacky record was set and/or broken in 2011. Some of our favorite RecordSetter marks this year include the record for two girls slapping each other with pizza, the record for most time spent simultaneously juggling, eating and balancing on [...]

Watch a Montage of the Best TV Quotes of 2011 [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:59:22 +0000

Sometimes a TV character will fire off a line of dialogue that is so good you find yourself quoting it the next day. The Huffington Post’s TV critic Maureen Ryan has compiled a list of her 11 most memorable TV lines of 2011, which includes remarks from the likes of ‘Parks and Recreation’s’ Ron Swanson, ‘The Office’ cut-up Jim Halpert, and ‘Breaking Bad’s’ meth-dealing teacher Walter White.

What Were 2011′s Stupidest Consumer Fees?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:00:16 +0000

As consumers, we’re all used to being nickel-and-dimed to death with fees — from charges for checking a bag when we fly to charges to pay a bill online, we see them every day. They may be small, but they add up. And some were even more egregious than others in 2011.

JibJab's Year in Review Parodies Charlie Sheen, Rebecca Black, and More [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:01 +0000

Every year, the folks over at JibJab give us an animated year in review, and they’ve done it again for 2011.

You’ll find a lot of 2011′s top newsmakers and stories in the clip below, including (deep breath) Charlie Sheen, Herman Cain, Lindsey Lohan, Dr. Conrad Murray, Arnold’s Schwarzenegger’s love child, unemployment, Anthony Weiner, Rupert Murdoch, the Japan earthquake and non-gay Bert and Ernie.