Virals of 2011: After a video clip of George Lindell's impassioned reaction to getting rear ended was uploaded to YouTube, the video got over 200,000 views in less than a month, with stores on Zazzle selling items with his catchphrase on it in the first 24 hours.

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"While glasses had been used to signify that a character was a 'hipster' since Hipster Kitty was created in 2009, the use of Ray-Ban Wayfarers did not begin until Hipster Ariel came around in February of 2011."

Virals of 2011: In June, a drunk vagabond on the streets of Nayarit, Mexico approached a news crew to tell them about the power of "el fua," a type of spiritual energy that is supposedly drawn from one's stomach.

Virals of 2011: Back in June, a woman calling herself "Debbie" served the Internet with a highly lulzy online dating profile video, which turned out be a clever self-promo clip made by an aspiring entertainer & actress named Cara Hartmann.

Events of 2011: This group of merry "hacktivists" made waves this year after attacking a number of high profile targets including Sony, the CIA and the FBI. Most recently, LulzSec Portugal retaliated against reports of police brutality by taking down several government websites.