Editor's Note: This article is part of Know Your Meme's Top 10 Review looking back at some of the most memorable and popular memes, events and people that defined the Internet culture in 2012 as we know it. And brace yourselves, the grand finale list Best Memes of 2012 is coming soon!

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2012 had its fair share of strange occurrences, many of which spread through various sites across the Internet. Know Your Meme took a look back at some of this year's most "WTF" memes, narrowing down ten of the most signicant. Some that didn't quite make the cut include the New York City Cryptic Subway Code, Satoru Iwata Holding Bananas, Super Saiyans are Real, Prince Harry's Naked Army and the Weird Part of YouTube.

#10: Toothpasting

About: Toothpasting refers to the act of putting toothpaste on one's nipples to induce an intoxicated mental state. The Weird Factor: It is amazing that anyone could actually believe this was true. Also, you don't see men putting things on their nipples every day. Peak Interest: Google Trends – May Similar Memes: Jenkem, Purple Drank, Silk Road, Photo Fads

#9: One Tiny Hand

About: One Tiny Hand is a single topic blog featuring edited photographs of celebrities and other famous people with one hand reduced in size. The Weird Factor: Asymmetrical body parts, asymmetrical body parts everywhere. Peak Interest: Google Trends – March Similar Memes: Moustair, Celebrities Without Eyebrows, Steve Buscemeyes, Mouth Eyes, Birds With Arms

#8: Actual Cannibal Shia Lebouf

About: Actual Cannibal Shia Lebouf is a comedy song portraying actor Shia LaBeouf as a homicidal maniac with a taste for human flesh. The Weird Factor: The idea of Shia Labeof as a psychopathic cannibal is actually terrifying and totally uncalled for at the same time. Peak Interest: Google Trends – May Similar Memes: Picard Song, Kitty Cat Dance, Bananaphone

#7: Weird Twitter

About: Weird Twitter is a loosely connected group of Twitter users notable for experimenting with incorrect spelling, punctuation and format for humor or poetry. The Weird Factor: The nonsequiter-style of humor and nonsensical sentences which weird Twitter users are known for can be very confusing. Peak Interest: Google Trends – October Similar Memes: Horse_ebooks, Burst Into Treats

#6: My Video for Briona

About: My Video for Briona is a YouTube video featuring a shirtless teenage boy professing his love for his girlfriend. The Weird Factor: The boy has an incredibly creepy smile, makes sexually suggestive facial expressions and strange declarations of love. Peak Interest: Google Trends – January Similar Memes: Jim Carrey's Message to Emma Stone, Gellieman – Aicha, Prepare Your Anus

#5: Fifty Shades of Grey

About: Fifty Shades of Grey is the first book in an erotic fiction trilogy by author E.L. James about the romantic relationship between characters Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. The Weird Factor: Originally written as a Twilight fanfiction marked by graphic sexual imagery, the story somehow became the top New York Times bestseller of the year. Peak Interest: Google Trends – July Similar Memes: Twilight, Fanfiction, Shipping

#4: Dolan

About: Dolan is a series of MS Paint comics featuring poorly drawn Disney cartoon characters. The Weird Factor: The comics feature nonsensical humor, unintelligible grammar, scenes involving murder and rape and Disney characters drawn in a disturbing fashion. Peak Interest: Google Trends – April Similar Memes: Spurdo Spärde, Oh God What Have I Done?, McNuggies

#3: Miami Zombie

About: "Miami Zombie" is the nickname of Rudy Eugene, which was coined after he was shot and killed by police while cannibalizing the homeless man Ronald Poppo. The Weird Factor: The online conversations centered around cannabalism, rumors of Eugene being under the influence of the designer drug “Bath Salts” and zombie apocalypse references altogether made it one of the most bizarre news stories we've heard this year. Peak Interest: Google Trends – June Similar Memes: Anti-Zombie Fortress, Zombies, "They're Eating Her!"

#2: Jason Russell's Breakdown

About: Jason Russell is the co-founder of the non-profit Invisible Children who had a public mental breakdown after the Kony 2012 video went massively viral. The Weird Factor: Russell was found naked on a sidewalk in San Diego, reportedly masturbating and yelling nonsense at passers-by, yet the only formal explanation given to the press was that he was dehydrated and exhausted. Peak Interest: Google Trends – March Similar Memes: Kony 2012, Fap, Prince Harry's Naked Army

#1: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

About: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) is an emoticon created with unicode character symbols often used to spam forums and image boards, similar to the Japanese word "desu". The Weird Factor: The origin is still unclear and without consensus on what the icon actually means. The facial expression conveys a million feels, making the emoticon practically unfathomable. Peak Interest: Google Trends – December Similar Memes: (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻, ಠ_ಠ, ´･ω･`