'Ryan Gosling you have to stop' & 9 other articles so funny they break the internet.

1. Accidental penises

These seem like innocent photos. Pictures of breadsticks, ice cream sundaes and collared shirts aren’t exactly NSFW, right? Wrong. This gallery is full of what we termed ‘accidental penises.’ Take a look at them in all of their accidentally phallic glory, here.

2. Ryan Gosling: stop being so Ryan Gosling!

This post was our top post of 2012. In it, one woman simply asked: Ryan Gosling, could you please stop being so Ryan Gosling? From his beautifully crafted facial hair, to his ability to make ovaries the world over explode by holding a small child, Ryan Gosling is XY chromosomes in their most perfect formation. For your daily dose of Gosling, click here.

3. Prepare to be stunned by these images

Dutch photographer Ari Versluis, and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek, got together in 1994 and started taking photos of every social group they could think of. Baristas, aunties, geeks, goths: you name a sector of society and, chances are, this pair spent two decades photographing them. The groups are called ‘exactitudes’ and they are scarily accurate. Click here to see which group you fit into.

4. Ponies in cardigans

This was a post that the MM team fought tooth and nail to get up on the site. And, when Mia finally said yes, it became our top post of the day. They’re ponies. They’re Scottish. And they’re wearing cardigans. You know you want to see the pictures, here.

5. Etsy: confessions of an online craft addict

Edwina Dick was (and still is) an Etsy addict. She wrote for us about her conversion to the site, that stocks a whole range of homemade crazy things, and about the weird and wacky world it exposed her to. Click here to see the handiworks of people across the globe – ranging from a uterus necklace, to a bruise-preventing apple jacket – as well as read Edwina’s hilarious testimonial.

6. Life-changing apps

MM Staff member, Nat, is bad at making decisions. But, as she discovered in this post, in the 21st century, that’s not a problem! There is an app for that. From deciding what to cook for dinner, to which adorable animal video to watch, here are the apps that will change your life.

7. Forgotten celeb couples 

Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock? Drew Barrymore and David Arquette? As weird as it might seem now, these were the celebrity couples of yesteryear. See the rest of our forgotten celebrity couples here.

8. The worst haircut you’ve ever had

Last year, Cameron Diaz went on Jay Leno and told a story that has women across the world nodding in solidarity. She went to the hairdresser. She said: “I just want a little bit off.’ And, then? Here hair was gone. GONE. In this post, we took a look at bad celebrity hair cuts, and held an unofficial ‘hair rehab’ session in the comments section. If you’ve had a bad haircut (and we know you have) share your story here.

9. The books that kept us up past midnight

Our beloved Rick Morton wrote this post when he was deep in the Game of Thrones series. Here at MM, we love a good book post so we asked our readers: what book can you simply not put down? If you need a new book to get stuck into, the comments on this post offer some excellent suggestions. Read them here.

10. Kids who are too clever

These kids are clearly ahead of the curb. But they’re not just up to Level 7 readers. They’re practicing their photo bombs, and their extortion letters. Look at the adorable pictures here.