The largest social network on the Runet presented its own results of the year in the form of two lists: the first included the ten most important topics for users of the year, and the second included the ten most discussed people. The material for the analysis was 4.5 billion public records and 6 billion comments on VKontakte. The main topic of the year for social network users was the 70th anniversary of the Victory : it was mentioned more than 3.2 million times.

www.telegraph.co.uk 'Hello is this planet Earth?': Tim Peake apologises for 'prank' calling woman by mistake from ISS Britain's 'first' spaceman Major Tim Peake has apologised for accidentally misdialling a woman and asking her 'is this planet Earth?' A British astronaut has apologized to a woman he accidentally called from the ISS. When she answered the phone, he asked, “Is this planet Earth?” “It wasn’t a prank, I got the wrong number,” Peak explained on his Twitter.

Author: Zalina Marshenkulova In this week’s selection, you will find out what news did not make it to the top Russian events of 2015, how a deputy was photographed with celebrities while on the wanted list, why a lawyer from Omsk sued Navalny, and why the Minister of Economic Development in the State Duma was compared to a diver searching for the bottom.

According to the creators, there is no need to expect a continuation of the popular series in 2016 due to the fact that the action of “Fargo” must necessarily take place in the cold season, and this winter will end before it is possible to begin filming. In addition, the authors want to complete the script for all the episodes, and only then begin filming, rather than finishing the plot along the way, as is often the case in television.

American blogger and writer Geoffrey James believes that with the massive spread of the Internet, one of the main traditions of society to celebrate Christmas and New Year has changed: many of its elements have moved online, which, among other things, has made it possible to avoid already boring cliches. in Inc.

This Internet was incomplete without Evgeniy Vaganovich. The People's Artist of Russia joined Instagram and “verified” himself in a video message, saying that all other profiles under his name on the Internet are not real. Instagram block is not available But the joy may be premature: the account is run by the comedian’s assistant. Captions to entries are written in third person. The instagram block is not available. The instagram block is not available. The instagram block is not available.

flashnord.com An employee of the construction company Rusalians, who blew up a polar bear on Wrangel Island, was fined 3 thousand rubles, the administration of the Wrangel Island Nature Reserve reported. “An employee of this company was found guilty of violating Article 8.39 of the Administrative Code. He was ordered to pay a fine of 3 thousand rubles,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Three major banks in China are using lie detectors on their clients without their knowledge in order to “improve service”. This was reported by the South China Morning Post . At least three major state-owned banks in China use lie detectors on their clients without their knowledge.

What the Internet will bring, and what kind of microblogs will not appear on Twitter. For example, @neprostoe collects all the words and phrases that fit well into the line of the song “A wedding ring is a difficult piece of jewelry” instead of the words “Wedding ring.” Who forgot, this is VIA “Leisya, song” . The problem is that there is a lot going on. Judging by the profile of “Uneasy Decoration”, the account was created back in 2013, but only a little more than 300 people subscribed to it.

Author: Ivan Talachev “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” behaves at the box office like a bull in a china shop, destroying competitors and collapsing box office records. Competing film studios prepared for the march of the new episode in advance - in the next few weeks, including the New Year holidays, no high-profile theatrical premieres are expected, except for a few favorites of the upcoming Oscars.

On December 25, the Santa Claus Orchestra began performing at Moscow train stations - the jazz orchestra will perform today at Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky and Kursk, and on December 30 - at Kievsky, Paveletsky and Belorussky railway stations. The performances are free and take place as part of the “Music at Stations” project. @cpmaker @womanmanormodernmonkey Instagram block is not available

www.interfax.ru “It will be traditional to meet at home with family and friends,” the leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters, answering a corresponding question. However, he did not specify where exactly the President of the Russian Federation will celebrate the holiday.

The polar bear wounded by the firecracker is probably alive; Americans noted that Russia is building up its military potential - and other topics discussed during these hours. In the photo: decoration of the country's main Christmas tree on Cathedral Square in the Kremlin (Kommersant). Russia's military potential “Russia has bolstered its military and asserted itself on the world stage with a vigor not seen since the Cold War, exacerbating tensions with the West,” The New York Times noted.

Millions of users of the popular gaming service Steam gained access to other people's accounts as a result of an error related to page caching. Update at 11:00 December 26: Valve comment added. On the evening of December 25, Steam users reported that when they go to the Account Details tab, they see other people's profile data.

The owners of Irish pub The Blackcock Inn said Facebook has blocked their official profile, citing the establishment's name as "racist and offensive." reports this The Independent . According to staff at The Blackcock Inn, they have lost access to the pub's official social media page, along with all the posts and photographs stored on it. Apparently, Facebook employees decided that the name The Blackcock meant “black cock” and was offensive.