Where Australians went and what we talked about on Facebook in 2014

With 864 million daily active users, and 13 million of those in Australia, Facebook seems to know everything about us - right down to what toilet paper we prefer.

For its Year in Review ranking, the company crunched a lot of data about us: From what we are talking about--including our musings about politics and the popular Ice Bucket Challenge-- to which Australian places we visited most. And as much as we would like to be hip and edgy, our favourite check-ins stick to the main players such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney Opera House.

The top 10 topics we were talking about in 2014:

1. Robin Williams

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2. Tony Abbott

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3. Malaysia Airlines

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4. Ice Bucket Challenge

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5. Game of Thrones

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6. Ebola virus outbreak

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7. Conflict in Gaza

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8. South Sydney Rabbitohs

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9. World Cup

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10. Melbourne Cup

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These are the top 10 places we hung out at in 2014:

1. Darling Harbour, Sydney

Credit: Zelin Wu

2. Sydney Opera House

Credit: Jimmy Harris

3. Melbourne Cricket Ground

Credit: Sascha Wenninger

4. Sydney Harbour

Credit: Henry Lawford

5. Taronga Zoo, Sydney

Credit: Pelican

6. Warner Bros. Movie World, Gold Coast

Credit: Phalinn Ooi

7. Sea World, Gold Coast

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8. South Bank, Brisbane

Credit: Andrew Sutherland

9. Dreamworld, Gold Coast

Credit: Wikipedia

10. Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Credit: Rex Boggs