This year, some moments were heartwarming [1], some were hilarious [2], and some made you think "WTF?! [3]" No matter what you felt in 2014, chances are Twitter was probably there to capture it perfectly. Read on for the tweets that will forever define 2014.
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars [4] pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap [5]
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014 [6]
The "golden tweet," aka the most retweeted tweet of the year, goes to Ellen DeGeneres's epic selfie.
Hey @Pharrell [7], can we have our hat back? #GRAMMYs [8]
— Arby's (@Arbys) January 27, 2014 [9]
Pharrell Williams's hat [10] stole the show on music's biggest night.
here's what celebrity chef @GuyFieri [11] might look like with a "normal" hairstyle, if anyone's into that sort of thing. pic.twitter.com/DGDpyjzYNh [12]
— Wrong Opinion Guy (@gewqk) June 27, 2014 [13]
Things you can't unsee [14].
Today #BenedictCumberbatch [15] got engaged. Then I dropped my coffee mug. Now my heart is literally broken. #FutureMrsBC [16] pic.twitter.com/ddqZmYF3xz [17]
— Bridget Randolph (@BridgetRandolph) November 5, 2014 [18]
When the Internet shed a collective tear [19].
Best wiki update of the Cup so far, or ever: pic.twitter.com/GehIqfFtc1 [20]
— Danielle Elliot (@daniellelliot) July 2, 2014 [21]
Tim Howard, US Men's National Team goalie and World Cup MVP [22] (in our hearts, anyway).
We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.
— CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 [23]
Best first tweet [24] of all time?
Gold, gold, gold and gold. #canadassports [25] #teamCanada [26] #wearewinter [27] #sochi2014 [28] http://t.co/lbx61GT91i [29] pic.twitter.com/xpVOT4SBLf [30]
— Globe Olympics (@GlobeOlympics) February 23, 2014 [31]
CANADA. #WeAreWinter may be the cutest call to arms in celebration of bad weather, ever.
Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It's time to #BringBackOurGirls [32]. -mo pic.twitter.com/glDKDotJRt [33]
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 7, 2014 [34]
While many critics claimed the hashtag did nothing to actually save the girls, no one can deny that this viral tweet raised a lot of awareness for the campaign.
4 years ago I stood there and auditioned for the Xfactor, can't believe we just played 3 nights in that stadium! pic.twitter.com/GYHbEIVkME [35]
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) May 26, 2014 [36]
One Direction's Niall Horan made fangirls cry ALL THE TEARS.
AHA! pic.twitter.com/iK5hbfm7Hr [37]
— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) July 13, 2014 [38]
German forward Lukas Podolski after a sweet, sweet victory.
My saddest photo yet. From #ISS [39] we can actually see explosions and rockets flying over #Gaza [40] & #Israel [41] pic.twitter.com/jNGWxHilSy [42]
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 23, 2014 [43]
German astronaut Alexander Gerst's bird's-eye view of Gaza went viral.
Wonderful men out there. I'm launching a campaign - #heforshe [44]. Support the women in ur lives and sign up here now! ❤️ http://t.co/EXa64CncgP [45]
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) September 21, 2014 [46]
Hermione's, er, Emma Watson's campaign for female empowerment [47] rallied the support of celebrities round the world.
It's official. I'm making a new Ghostbusters & writing it with @katiedippold [48] & yes, it will star hilarious women. That's who I'm gonna call.
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 8, 2014 [49]
GHOSTBUSTERS THE SEQUEL IS COMING.
.@ConanOBrien [50] I'm considering going as hunky Conan O'Brien - but that might be too far fetched.
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014 [51]
OH SNAP. That time former Madam Secretary fired back.
The view is absolutely breathtaking ESA_Rosetta! Unlike anything I've ever seen #CometLanding [52] pic.twitter.com/flsSdxz0bo [53]
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 13, 2014 [54]
Humans landed a probe on a comet for the first time [55]!
I'm heartbroken over the news of no indictment in Ferguson. Let's all pray for peace.
— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) November 25, 2014 [56]
The devastating news from Ferguson, MO [57], riled up a nation.
#Ebola [58] is spread by direct contact w/bodily fluids of a sick person or exposure to contaminated objects, like needles pic.twitter.com/lVjLoWYBki [59]
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 30, 2014 [60]
The people fighting Ebola were Time's person of the year [61].