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Slate's Best Slide Shows of 2011

The most popular and most memorable photo galleries of the year.

By |Posted Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at 10:50 AM

The following were the top 10 most-viewed slide shows on Slate in 2011. On Page 2, you'll find other staff and Facebook favorites.

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Where Are the Famous Album Cover Kids Now?

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Today's Pictures From Magnum: D-Day

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The Pentagon's Top-Secret Feline Special Operations Program Revealed

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Celebrities Who Refuse to Get Their Teeth Fixed

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They Were There: 9/11 Photographers

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Top Right's Faces of Innovation

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Clichéd Tourist Poses

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The NFL’s Widest Neck

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Warren Faidley, Veteran Storm Chaser

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Alexa Meade’s Human Canvases

Staff and Facebook Favorites

The following were selected because they were among the most shared, most liked, or simply most memorable.

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Putin and Berlusconi’s Powerful Bromance

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Magnum Photos: Earth Day

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Magnum Photos: Ghost Towns

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Oh Snap! A Photographic Argument Against Uniqueness

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The Strange History of the Indian Trade Blanket

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Magnum Photos: Mom and Pop Shops

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From Bored to Awestruck: Children's Reactions to President Obama

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Magnum Photos: Giant Veggies

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The Unpretentious Houses of Alvar Aalto

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Heather Murphy is a former Slate photo editor and the creator of Behold, the Photo Blog. Follow her on Twitter.