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Find someone who looks at you the way Prince George looks at helicopters.

By Chelsea Peng and Bridget Burns

Dec 1, 2017

Felidae, Wildlife, Adaptation, Carnivore, Photography, Big cats, Fur, Whiskers, Fawn,

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Babies, animals, and more glimmers of light in the dungheap.

Event, Fashion, Formal wear, Fun, Dress, Performance, Fashion design, Fashion accessory, Headpiece, Prom,

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Mikayla Holmgrem becoming the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in a state Miss USA pageant.

Flag, Event, Community, Flag Day (USA), Public event, Fan, Independence day, Cheering, Festival, Holiday,

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This important reminder from the Girl Scouts about consent and not having to thank any creepy relatives/friends of the family with a hug, if you don't want to.

Song, Performance, Television presenter, Talent show, Music artist, News, Abdomen, Television program, Trunk, Singer,

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When the 28 2018 Miss Peru contestants listed statistics on women's rights, sexual harassment, and violence as their "measurements" in a badass twist on pageants' bikinis-and-world-peace image.

Wikipedia

When it was worth getting banned from Wikipedia.

Motor vehicle, Vehicle, Farmworker, Agricultural machinery, Tractor, Community, Soil, Farm, Rural area, Automotive exterior,

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Justin Trudeau's essay about raising his children as feminists, written exclusively for us (brush, brush).

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This joke, based on the only science fact we know.

Plant, Flower, Grass, Flower Arranging, Long hair, Floral design, Veil, Petal, Floristry, Photo shoot,

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Beyoncé announcing, in epic fashion, that she was pregnant! Beyoncé giving birth to twins named Rumi and Sir!

Pink, Stuffed toy, Teddy bear, Eyewear, Plush, Toy, Cool, Sunglasses, Textile, Vision care,

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Thank you, Charli XCX, for giving us your "Boys" video.

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Malala starting at Oxford.

Selfie, Seal, Photography, Adaptation, Marine mammal, Organism, Ocean, Photo caption, Screenshot, Travel,

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This dad joke to top them all.

Joint, Leg, Thigh, Human leg, Footwear, Hand, Finger, Undergarment, Plant, Pantyhose,

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Sara Shakeel's beautiful, body-positive art.

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Around 2:08 of this song.

People, Skin, Barechested, Nose, Chest, Human, Human body, Tattoo, Muscle, Neck,

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Rihanna acknowledging that she knows you talk about her weight and responding with a wicked sense of humor.

Skin, Text, Thigh, Leg, Joint, Arm, Font, Knee, Human body, Human leg,

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Chrissy Teigen's annual Showing of the Stretch Marks, which should just be declared a national holiday already.

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When we saw, first hand, why we need strong female leads. ("Made us smile" is used loosely here, because it's more apt to make you tear up.)

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How much Stormzy loves his sweater.

Dog, Mammal, Canidae, Dog breed, German shepherd dog, Police dog, Dog clothes, Snout, Carnivore, Companion dog,

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When this good boy lost his job but charmed the world (and found other employment) in the process.

Suit, Formal wear, Blazer, Clothing, Street fashion, Tuxedo, Outerwear, Eyewear, Dress shirt, Fashion,

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The entire two weeks Anthony Scaramucci was White House communications director, then lost everything like a modern-day Antigone. This time will be known as a great flourishing of Twitter and Internet jokes.

Head, Youth, Fun, Eyewear, Glasses, Adaptation, Room, World, Newscaster,

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Tina Fey capturing the kind of smash-your-face-into-a-sheet-cake depths of despair many of us felt earlier this year so accurately it makes you suspect if she's watching us.

Crowd, People, Pink, Event, Public event, Protest, Festival, Demonstration, Magenta, City,

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An estimated 3.2 to 5.2 million people in 600 cities nationwide taking part in the Women's March.

Hair, Hairstyle, Formal wear, Interaction, Forehead, Suit, Smile, Event, Tuxedo, Premiere,

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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber getting back together, which might've made you smile because that's the kind of going-against-everyone's-advice thing you would do. Or it made you smile because you're looking forward to the drama that could conceivably follow if/when they break up again.

Vertebrate, Mammal, Felidae, Wildlife, Whiskers, Snow, Snow leopard, Big cats, Carnivore, Snout,

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature removed the snow leopard from the endangered species list. (But only a slight smile for this one, as they're still vulnerable.)

Fashion, Street fashion, Electric blue, Outerwear, Suit, Event, Fashion design, Formal wear, White-collar worker, Blazer,

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Meryl Streep kicking off the year with a legendary speech denouncing Trump and calling for protections for freedom of speech.

Personal protective equipment, Fun, Vacation, Recreation, Swimmer, Headgear, Leisure, Goggles, Snorkeling, Smile,

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Obama having so much fun on his well-deserved vacation that we began to think he didn't miss us.

Suit, People, Formal wear, Event, Fashion, Pink, Tuxedo, Fun, Smile, Tie,

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Blue Ivy wearing a tiny pink Gucci suit.

Yellow, Red, Skin, Beauty, Hairstyle, Event, Dress, Suit, Formal wear, Ceremony,

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Jenny Slate and Chris Evans getting back together, bless.

Television presenter, Event, Fashion accessory, Brown hair,

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Mariah Carey giving an interview in which she said the actual words "I was focusing on the food." And "I don't know where that motherf*cker is," in response to a question concerning ex-fiancé James Packer and some alleged illegal gift-giving.

Facial hair, Hair, Beard, Face, Moustache, Tie, Chin, Suit, Forehead, Formal wear,

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Drake hoarding Birkins for his future wife, even though she could be more into Kellys, just saying. But with that resale value, that's a fine investment.

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