Sunday 2nd of January, 2022
20:08 pm
#05

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I am always thrilled to write but although most times I am usually getting a lotta headache trying to make sure I end up publishing an article that will impact lives, teach interesting stuffs and make sure it is highly appealing to readers.

2021 was such a remarkable year, it went down in history as one of the very best in terms of shocks, after the infamous 2020.

1. Elon Musk becomes the world's most richest man

2021 was a pretty good year for Elon Musk as he became the world's most richest personality. The 50 years old CEO of space X and Tesla motors did so by overtaking Jeff Bezos, a feat he achieved with a net worth of $300 billion, adding a cool $161 billion to his fortune.

2. El Salvador becomes the first Country to make Bitcoin a National Currency

The Northern American country became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin a national currency. She made this known in September 2021. Although there was wide spread criticism of the idea amidst uncertainty surrounding the frequently falling and rising price of the Crypto currency.

3. A Fillippino receives the Nobel Peace Prize

For the very first time in 2021, Maria Ressa, a Fillippino was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Dmitri Muratov of Russia. She won the award for her enterprising reporting in the Philippines.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo makes sensational return to Manchester United

The Portuguese born forward made a sensational transfer back to Manchester United from Juventus, a club he left in 2008 during the era of the great Sir Alex Ferguson. He sent the social media to a frenzy by doing this as he had the most likes on a single post, his shirt was also the fastest selling shirt in the English Premier League history. He has since been repaying the club's faith in bringing him back by popping up with die minute goals and assists.

5. Lionel Messi left Barcelona to join Paris St German on a free transfer

This was arguably one of the best free transfers in a decade. The Argentine forward was in tears during his farewell speech, he had been with Barcelona since he was a kid, scoring 500+ goals, as well as a staggering 6 ballon d'or titles to his name. He would later go on to win another in France, he did also lift his 1st trophy with the Argentina national team, a 2021 Copa America success to his name.

6. Christen Eriksen collapses on the Field

Denmark international, Christen Eriksen collapsed on the Field during his team's opening UEFA EURO 2020 match against Finland. Although Christen Eriksen survived, he owed that to the medical team who came to his rescue in time and to one man Simon Kjaer - the defender who kept him hanging on before the intervention of the frontliners; earned a ballon d'or top 10 spot, thus making it a major 2021 shock.

7. Anthony Joshua loses all his World heavyweight titles to Usyk

Anthony Joshua lost all his World heavyweight titles to Usyk, including his IBF, WBA and WBO titles in one of the major shocks in the boxing world.

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8. Kamala Harris becomes First African-American Vice President of the US

When Joe Biden was sworn in, in January 2021 as the President of America, one woman in the name of Kamala Harris made history and inspired other African Americans.

9. The death of Prophet Temitope Joshua a.k.a T.B Joshua

Another shock of 2021 was the death of the widely renowned Nigerian based Prophet, who performed many miracles, signs and wonders. He was also a philanthropist who helped the needy in a lot of ways, he will surely be missed. R.I.P

10. Roman Reigns holds WWE Universal for the whole of 2021

The WWE Superstar held the universal title for the whole of 2021, and for a record 471 days. Although he has since lost it in 2022, after testing positive for Covid-19

11. Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to the Formula 1 Title

Another shocker in the world of sport, was the feat achieved by Max Verstappen, the Hungarian international who won the last race of the year in Abu-dhabi. He finished the season having won 10 races and was crowned the F1 champion in December. He was also most recently named the all driver's driver of the year.

12. A Human Brain wirelessly connects to a Computer

The last shocker of the year in my very own opinion was the wireless connection of a Computer to the human brain. Another interesting Discovery. Science at its best.

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