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On any given day, we post more than 20 stories about everything from celebrities to workouts to crazy sex injuries on our Facebook profile. Our more than four million followers take it from there, liking, commenting, and sharing their favorites. Have a look at the most interesting, thought-provoking, and sometimes tear-inducing stories our loyal audience—including you!—was obsessed with in 2014. Thanks for buzzing with us all year!
 

10. Kacy the Female Beast
Kacy Catanzaro is a badass lady. In July, she became the first woman ever to qualify for the finals of American Ninja Warrior, an obstacle-course reality show on NBC. Watch the 5’0? beast tackle the run like a boss!

 

9. Maya Angelou’s Death
One of the sadder moments of the year was the passing of Maya Angelou. Though she’s no longer with us, her spirit—and beautiful words—will always resonate with us.

 

8. Beauty Organization Hacks
When we rounded up genius ways to stash your beloved beauty goods, people went wild over just how easy it is to de-clutter a mess. We’re still obsessed with this cabinet hack!

 

7. Jeanenne Darden’s Remarkable Weight Loss
How’s this for 2014 fitspiration? We spoke to Jeanenne Darden about how she lost 40 pounds—a.k.a. 22 percent of her body fat—over a span of approximately 20 weeks.

 

6. The 100-Years-Young Sisters
Potentially the most adorable story we shared in 2014: Oklahoma sisters Rubye Cox, Ruth Branum, and Rose Shloss, then 110, 104, and 101, respectively, were reunited after not seeing each other for 10 years, People reported. Check out their secrets to living a long, fulfilling life.

 

5. Charita Smith’s Body Transformation
Charita Smith, 33, lost 150 pounds on ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss. We spoke to her about her incredible journey and how she was able to transform her body and life. Relive her weight-loss success story.

 

4. The Incredible Barbie Thomas
You were equally as blown away as we were by Barbie Thomas, a 37-year-old mother of two who’s also a competitive bodybuilder without arms. She told the Daily Mail: “I’d say to anyone, you can do whatever you put your mind to. The only limitations are the ones you put on yourself.”

 

3. A Mother-Daughter Triumph
Remember this dynamic duo? Cheryl Shaw, 50, and her daughter Tess, 17, took the GiveIt100 challenge—dedicating 100 days to changing their lives in some manner—and vowed to lose weight. By the end of it, they had lost a combined total of 74 pounds. 

 

2. Miley Cyrus’ VMA Guest
When Miley Cyrus’s song “Wrecking Ball” won the Moonman for Video of the Year, she let a man named Jesse Helt—a formerly homeless individual—receive the award and give a speech, urging everyone to help the one million-plus homeless youth in the U.S.  

Editor’s Note: News broke following our coverage that, according to the AP, Jesse Helt had been arrested in Oregon in 2010 and violated his probation the next year by failing to meet his probation officer, violating curfew, not completing his community service, and moving to Los Angeles. Since the VMAs, he has returned to Oregon to surrender and been sentenced to six months of jail time.

1. Katy Perry on Single Motherhood
This past summer, Katy Perry sparked a major conversation when she spoke on the subject of motherhood. She told Rolling Stone that she doesn’t need to have a guy in her life to raise a child and that she’ll start a family (with or without a partner) on her own time. 

 

So, 2014, thanks for everything. It’s been real, but we’re excited to see what stories 2015 will have us sharing!

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