Sometimes it feels like 2017 was all about President Donald Trump.
But Americans were obsessed with a bunch of other trends throughout the course of the year, too.
The team at Foursquare put together data on what Americans watched, ate, and spent money on in 2017, from
In January, people from around the world descended on Washington, DC for the Women's March.
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The Women's March didn't just lead to a increase in visits to government buildings in DC, as Foursquare found. It also led to a huge jump in sales of office supplies — they were up by
Americans got more into self-care this year.
There's some evidence suggesting that meditation changes the brain for the better: Agrowing body of researchsuggests that even a few minutes of a daily mindfulness practice is linked to lower stress levels, more positivity, better focus, and creativity.
People made it to the theaters for the live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast."
Then came the instagrammable Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino.
Starbucks later come out with the limited edition Zombie Frappuccino. Business Insider thought it was "an overly sweet mess manufactured for Instagram."
Visits to New York's Storm King jumped after characters on Aziz Ansari's "Master of None" went there.
Aziz Ansari later said that having more money than he "ever imagined" has changed the way he looks at his work.
In an interview with GQ, he told :
Oh, I need to keep making stuff, I need to go make more money.
People really got into Negroni week.
Renowned mixologist Tony Conigliaro showed Business Insider how to make the perfect Negroni. Take a look, if you want to spice up your holiday cocktails.
Fewer people hit the gym before summer.
Sometimes, getting to the gym is just a mental hurdle. Business Insider's Libby Kane shared nine ways she tricks herself into going to the gym.
Basically everyone watched the eclipse.
The solar eclipse cost an estimated $694 million in lost productivity. It also caused a 10% drop in Netflix viewing as everyone headed outside.
Chipotle finally added queso to the menu — but most people hated it.
Business Insider's Kate Taylor and Hollis Johnson found Chipotle's queso, "
Maple flavor may outpace pumpkin spice.
Meanwhile, Starbucks quietly raised prices on brewed coffee and cookies at a number of locations on Pumpkin Spice Latte launch day.
Fans in Houston piled into local bars to watch the World Series.
The average ticket to Game 7 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros this year cost nearly $1,500 less than last year. But the average ticket cost was still high at
And overall, people have started to get way more into fine dining this year.
Most people blow 70% of their money on just three things — housing, transportation, and food — and cutting back a bit might be the key to retiring earlier.