13 Photos That Will Explain 2013 to Your Grandchildren

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By Annie Colbert2014-01-02 18:11:43 UTC

Virality often starts on Imgur. And in 2013, 13 of the Internet's favorite images started on the popular photo sharing site.

Imgur combed through millions of cat GIFs and advice animals to select its picks for the best images of the year. The list of rankings includes moments born out of big events, like Beyoncé at the Super Bowl and Miley's VMA performance, and one-off oddities so strange that people couldn't turn away.

See also: So Wow. The 20 Best Memes of 2013

The site's active community, combined with an anyone-can-upload interface and simple Reddit integration, means a viral moment can start anywhere.

Your move, 2014.

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Image: Reddit, Pipertakespictures

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