Top 20 Most-Shared Stories in May

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Top 20 Most-Shared Stories in May
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Your share-happy fingers in May found interest in the usual social media and tech suspects (think Facebook, Google, iPhone). But more than ever, Mashable's entertainment and viral news coverage enticed you tell your family, followers and friends about the web's hottest topics, photos and videos.

Making a late run onto our Top 20 Most-Shared Stories monthly list was a May 31 story about Facebook's new feature that allows page administrators to schedule posts and assign roles.

Based on figures from Mashable Follow's M Share button, the following 20 stories got the most love, garnering about 450,000 combined shares on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+ and StumbleUpon. To keep track of the most-shared stories at anytime, log into Mashable Follow and click on "Top Stories" next to the Mashable logo. You'll have the option to view the top stories of the day, week, month or year.

20. 12 Extravagant Instagram Pics by the Rich and Famous

19. Facebook Finally Lets Page Admins Schedule Posts, Have Different Roles

18. Google Explains How Your Emails Travel to Their Destination

17. Who Googled You? This Website Knows

16. The Best and Worst Times to Share on Facebook, Twitter

15. Where and When to See the May 20 Solar Eclipse

14. Got a Problem? Rub Some Bacon on It [VIDEO]

13. 6 Sizzling Must-Have Gadgets for Summer

12. The iPhone 5 Might Look Like This [PICS]

11. This 121-Megapixel Photo of Earth Will Make Your Jaw Drop

10. Graduate Proposes to Girlfriend During Commencement [VIDEO]

9. SNL's 100th Digital Short Packs in Stars and Raunch [VIDEO]

8. New iPhone: Tantalizing Details Revealed [REPORT]

7. 5 Fascinating Things We Learned From Reddit This Week

6. Mark Zuckerberg Gets Married

5. Noise-Canceling Tech Lets You Quietly Dine in Noisy Restaurants [VIDEO]

4. How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC]

3. 30,000 Dominoes Capture the History of Nintendo in 3 Minutes [VIDEO]

2. 5 Magical Real-World Creations Inspired by Harry Potter

1. This Is Crazy: Harvard Athletes Perform 'Call Me Maybe' [VIDEO]

Thanks for reading and sharing our content. We look forward to seeing which stories you share in June.

BONUS: Watch 11 Sports Teams Rock Out to ‘Call Me Maybe’

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