What we learned in 2012 — Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" phrase went viral. AFP/Getty Images What we learned in 2012 — Korean pop singer PSY's song "Gangnam Style" became an international sensation. Michael Kovac/Getty Images What we learned in 2012 — "Fifty Shades of Grey" was a hit among women. The Writers Coffee Shop What we learned in 2012 — The controversy around Chick-fil-A turned its food into a political symbol. Chick-fil-A What we learned in 2012 — Clint Eastwood talked to an empty chair at the Republican National Convention. Getty Images What we learned in 2012 — CIA Director David Petraeus resigned from his job because his extramarital affair was discovered. Getty Images What we learned in 2012 — House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" to avert a fiscal cliff couldn't rally enough support. Mandel NganAFP/Getty Images What we learned in 2012 — U.S. athlete McKayla Maroney was not impressed with winning a silver medal at the London Olympic Games. THOMAS COEX/AFP/GettyImages What we learned in 2012 — NRA Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for armed guards to be placed in each of the roughly 100,000 public schools in the country. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images What we learned in 2012 — The Mayan apocalypse did not come to pass on December 21. Prev Next
