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"Twitter just took the lid off its list of 2011's most-popular keywords, many of which not only created enormous buzz among its 100 million active users but also piqued the interest of Mashable readers all over the world.\nThe list of top topics and hashtags gives us a glimpse of the people, events and things that inspired us to tweet. The list is broken down into several easy-to-digest categories such as tech (see gallery above) world, sports and entertainment. \n\"We saw history unfold in the Middle East, mourned the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, celebrated National Whipped Cream Day, and cheered for the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers and Wayne Rooney,\" Twitter wrote in a blog post Sunday night. \"We wondered about Charlie Sheen, speculated about the Sony NGP, and raved (or raged) about Rebecca Black. And we tYp3ed LyK tHi5.\"\n\nSEE ALSO: Explore Twitter's Evolution \u2014 2006-2011 | 30 Famous First Tweets\nTopping the list of hashtags were #egypt and #tigerblood \u2014 two very different topics. People included #egypt in their tweets this year because of the Egyptian protests, revolution and subsequent resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile, \"tiger blood\" spawned from actor Charlie Sheen's mouth during his public meltdown after a falling out with his Two and a Half Men producer and the network. \nWhich topics are you surprised were included or excluded from the list? What will you remember most?\nHashtags\n\n#egypt\n#tigerblood\n#threewordstoliveby\n#idontunderstandwhy\n#japan\n#improudtosay\n#superbowl\n#jan25\n\nTech\n*See gallery above.\n\nMac App Store\nSony NGP\nGuitar Hero\nMozilla Firefox\nDuke Nukem Forever\niPad\niPhone\nNintendo 3DS\nMortal Kombat\niPod\n\nMusic\n\nRebecca Black and Friday\nNate Dogg\nFEMME FATALE\nGerry Rafferty\nGil Scott-Heron\n\nWorld News\n\nMubarak's resignation\nRaid on Osama bin Laden\nJapanese earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster\nShooting of Gabrielle Giffords\nGaddafi's death\nSwine Flu outbreak\n\nCities and countries\n\nCairo\nEgypt\nJapan\nLibya\nTokyo\nDallas\nVancouver\nHawaii\nJoplin\nAustin\n\nTelevision\n\nPretty Little Liars\nTwo and a Half Men\nThe Craigslist Killer\nGolden Globe Awards\nPeople's Choice Awards\n\nMovies\n\nThor\nThe Dark Knight Rises\nX-Men: First Class\nFast Five\nGreen Hornet\n\nActresses\n\nElizabeth Taylor\nMila Kunis\nAnne Hathaway\nRaven Symone\nNatalie Portman\nElisabeth Sladen\nJennifer Lopez\nNina Dobrev\nEmma Watson\nFernanda Vasconcellos\n\nActors\n\nCharlie Sheen\nMacaulay Culkin\nRyan Dunn\nRicky Gervais\nPete Postlethwaite\nTracy Morgan\nJake Gyllenhaal\nAshton Kutcher\nColin Firth\nJames Franco\n\nSoccer\n\nWayne Rooney\nFernando Torres\nHoward Webb\nWembley Stadium\nColo Colo\n\nFootball\n\nDallas\nGreen &amp; Yellow\nSuperbowl MMXI\nJim Harbaugh\nPittsburgh Steelers\n\nNBA\n\nRashard Lewis\nRay Allen\nDerrick Rose\nJason Terry\nDallas Mavericks\n\nBaseball\n\nTexas Rangers\nBert Blyleven\nRoberto Alomar\nVernon Wells\nJustin Verlander\n\nFood and Drink\n\nMcLobster\nFried Kool-Aid\nStarbucks Trenta\nDevassa Beer\nGuinness\nBBQ\nMac &amp; Cheese\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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