12 Moments That Had You Saying "WTF?" This Year

The world was rocked on Aug. 27 when it was revealed that, despite having a feline face, paws, and whiskers, Hello Kitty is not a cat but a young girl. Professor Christine R. Yano, author of Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's Trek Across the Pacific, uncovered the truth when Sanrio told her, "Hello Kitty is not a cat. She's a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She's never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature." Needless to say, the Internet reactions were a mix of shock, anger, and general perplexity — and we may never fully recover.