1. During his Webby Award acceptance speech, Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, revealed that it’s actually pronounced JIF. Adding, “Dear God, I’ve wasted my life.”

2. Eric Garcetti won the Los Angeles mayoral race, and will become the city’s first elected Jewish mayor. When reached for comment, Garcetti’s mother said, “You should meet my other son, he’s a doctor!”

3. On Thursday, an 80-year-old Japanese man, accompanied by his son, became the oldest man to reach the top of Mt. Everest. But now comes the hard part, dragging the casket down the mountain.

4. Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care. And it seems like Bruning may have a case because all the babies are alive (or dead, whichever is funnier).

5. Twitter unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the AP, the Financial Times and The Onion, begging the question, how do you know when The Onion has been hacked?

6. Twitter unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent figures. This move now forces PR agents to come up with a new go-to excuse when one of their clients tweets something borderline racist.

7. British CNN host Piers Morgan is writing a book about his career, his job as a news anchor and his interviews with Hollywood stars and world leaders. The book is said to be on hold until Morgan interviews anyone who could be considered a Hollywood star or world leader.

8. On Thursday, Johnson & Johnson announced plans to submit more than 10 new products for approval by 2017, including drugs to treat hepatitis C and schizophrenia and vaccines for flu, rabies and polio. So congratulations J&J on developing vaccines for things that have already been cured.

9. The 16th season of “Dancing with the Stars” came to a close Tuesday night with former “American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler taking home the top prize. It’s not a good sign that I can’t decide if that’s a high-point or low-point for “American Idol.”

10. On Friday, four federal government agencies, the IRS, EPA, HUD and White House Office of Management and Budget, will close their doors due to a day-long government-mandated furlough. Or, as it was reported by Texas Governor Rick Perry, the IRS, EPA, HUD and the ugh, what’s the fourth one?