Since we're all still here . . . and the moronic misreading of the Mayan calendar is behind us . . . let's take a look at the ten OTHER stupidest stories of 2012.

#1.)  In June, a teacher gave a controversial graduation speech at a high school in Boston, by telling the kids the TRUTH:  They're not special.  Even if their parents told them that every day.  And NO ONE was going to hand them anything ever again. 

 2.)  A 22-year-old in Massachusetts was DUMPED by his girlfriend in early October.  But a couple weeks later, he got some SWEET revenge . . . by winning a 30.5 MILLION Mega Millions jackpot.  He took the lump sum, and got $16.1 MILLION after taxes.

#3.)  In April, we found out about a 47-year-old woman in New York who donated a kidney to save the life of her 61-year-old female boss . . . who then FIRED HER!

#4.)  In June, an 18-year-old high school student in New York won a $500 bet with his four friends . . . by being the first to make out with their 26-year-old history teacher.  Unfortunately, someone took a photo, and her career was pretty much over.

#5.)  In April, we saw the first photos of the 24-year-old Columbian hooker who took down the Secret Service in that sex scandal.  And we all had to admit . . . she was pretty attractive.  Let's just say she earned the 47 bucks the agent refused to pay.

#6.)  One of the best stories this year was from two parents in Wisconsin.  A couple months ago, their daughter got fresh with them, so they took away her phone . . . and used it to take embarrassing photos of themselves and post them on her Facebook.

#7.)   We also heard about a British woman who became suspicious that her boyfriend was cheating on her.  So she hired a sexy female private investigator to act as bait, for $300, and the plan WORKED . . . he took the bait, and they started dating.           

#8.)  In April, an Egyptian guy decided to see what online porn was about, and the first movie he watched starred his WIFE.  He eventually found 11 movies featuring her. 

When he confronted her, she admitted she'd never loved him in the 16 years they'd been married, and she'd been making the movies with her ex-boyfriend.  Ouch.        

#9.)  Back in May, a 50-year-old zookeeper in China helped a rare, three-month-old Francois Leaf Monkey that had swallowed a peanut.

The nut was blocking the little guy's digestive system, and threatening his life.  So the guy coaxed the monkey to poop it out.  By LICKING ITS ANUS.  For over an hour.  And it WORKED!   

#10.)  To cap the year's Stupidity, earlier this month, a 46-year-old man at a company Christmas party in England started doing the "Gangnam Style" dance to entertain his co-workers during the song . . . and COLLAPSED. He was rushed to the hospital . . . where he was pronounced DEAD from acute heart failure.