🧠 Inventions of 2012
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Deep Learning Neural Networks
2 
Cloud-Based Streaming Music
3 
Electric Vehicle Performance Sedan (Model S)
4 
3D Printing Consumer Adoption
5 
Mobile App Economy Expansion
6 
CRISPR Gene Editing Concept
7 
Smartwatch Concept
8 
Digital Wallet Services
9 
Online Video Streaming Original Content
10 
Medical Telehealth Platforms
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON December 26, 2012
Full News Archive
- Headline: China's Leadership Tackles Corruption Issues. Impact: The crackdown on cronyism in China inadvertently led to a national obsession with board games—specifically Monopoly—where players attempted to simulate a perfectly ethical corporate environment, which of course, ended in chaos and hilarity.. Fact: Did you know that in China, the phrase 'to play the game' can mean both participating in a board game and engaging in the political landscape? Makes you think!.
- Headline: Legal Curbs Said to Hamper A.T.F. in Gun Inquiries. Impact: The ATF's struggles with gun inquiries led to the creation of a new sport called 'Legal Limbo,' where participants must navigate increasingly confusing laws while trying to maintain a semblance of order. Spoiler: Everyone loses.. Fact: Did you know that the A.T.F. stands for 'Always Trying to Figure it Out'? Okay, maybe it doesn’t, but it should!.
- Headline: Pay in Oil Fields Is Luring Youths in Montana. Impact: The lure of high salaries in oil fields caused a mass exodus of youth from higher education, leading to a bizarre future where the phrase 'oil tycoon' became synonymous with 'undereducated millionaire.' Who knew ignorance could pay so well?. Fact: Fun fact: The average life expectancy of a high school diploma in Montana is now shorter than that of a career in oil drilling. Priorities, right?.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Walking Dead #100
$3,000
Saga #1
$75
Avengers vs. X-Men #1
$20
Batman #5
$33,333
Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1
$20
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Skylanders Giants
$200.00
LeapPad2
$75.00
Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire Blaster
$75.00
Lego Ninjago Epic Dragon Battle
$150.00
Monster High Dolls
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Journey
$85.00
The Walking Dead
$35.00
Dishonored
$30.00
Far Cry 3
$80.00
Mass Effect 3
$30.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2012 Panini Prizm Prizms Gold LeBron James #1
$30,000
2012 Topps Update Mike Trout #US144
$3,054.20
2012 Panini National Treasures Anthony Davis RPA #101
$50,000
2012 Yugioh! Duelist Alliance Ghost Rare Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon
$200