In a recent interview with The Daily Dot, Michael McGee, the American high school student who skyrocketed to internet fame in late December for his tense, vein-popping facial expression, clarified that he wasn't actually trying to hold in a fart when he posed for the picture next to his classmate Amber almost two years ago. Well, mystery solved.

Since it's launch in 2006, Twitter has limited all posts to 140 characters on the microblogging platform, which may be seeing a drastic increase according to rumors circulating on the tech blogosphere.

Prominent individuals like Bernie Sanders, Nicki Minaj, and many activists decried the decision online as the world was saddened by the lack of blame being placed for the Bland's hanging in prison after a routine traffic stop last summer.

Anthony Cumia, the 54-year-old radio jockey and former half of The Opie and Anthony Show, was arrested on charges of domestic violence this weekend after a video clip of a dispute with his girlfriend surfaced on the mobile livestreaming app Periscope.

Merry Christmas indeed to J.J. Abrams, Disney, and Lucasfilm, who raked in at least $517 million in the worldwide box office, breaking all the records.