With apologies to the suit, perhaps it's the socks that make the man. To prove it, here's George H.W. Bush wearing socks with a picture of his face on them. The former president, who was accepting the LBJ Foundation's "Liberty and Justice for All" award, is known for his whimsical and eye-catching sock choices. See the close-up photo: http://yhoo.it/18anGJb

Find out from Ron Burgundy and his #classy colleagues, Brian Fantana and Champ Kind, what not to eat before attempting to twerk. Those highlights and more as Mr. Classy reports on Yahoo's Year in Review Top 10 Lists: http://bit.ly/1k4CgBV #2013Rewind

France's U.N. ambassador called the situation in Central African Republic "horrendous." Other human rights observers, diplomats and government officials use similar terms to describe the country, where armed Seleka rebels from neighboring countries have engineered a near-civil war between the country's dominant Christian population and minority Muslims. Fears of genocide similar to what happened in Rwanda permeate diplomatic circles. Yahoo News examines how the resource-wealthy but broken country has spiraled into deadly chaos: http://bit.ly/1cOFwP9

Zaatari is a refugee camp in Jordan, and is now home to over 120,000 people who have fled the ongoing civil war in Syria. Since Nov. 12, Yahoo UK has posted an exclusive series of UNHCR videos depicting life during a typical day in what has become one of the largest temporary cities in the region: http://bit.ly/1cOFR4D

No pecan pie for Thanksgiving? This is nuts!

Record rainfall, feral pigs, squirrels and "a growing love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan," have led to a pecan shortage, according to The New York Times. The dwindling pecan supply has driven up the price of pecans by 30 percent: http://bit.ly/1bXcYRY

Did you notice pricey pecans in grocery stores this year? Share your experience below.

Mermaids are real? Some eye-popping discoveries and hoaxes this year captured people's imaginations and spurred big spikes in online searches for things like big foot, Area 51, sea monsters and mermaids. Here are 10 "discoveries" this year that weren't quite what they seemed: http://yhoo.it/188FHaJ #2013Rewind Did you fall for any of the hoaxes? Share your story below.

What a year! From twerking and Obamacare to the iPhone5 and Minecraft - check out the biggest trends and stories 2013 had to offer by exploring Yahoo's Year in Review: http://bit.ly/186WuuT #2013Rewind

PHOTOS: Weighing in at 300 tons and standing 100 feet tall, the world's largest pair of equine sculptures is finally complete. The structure was designed by sculptor Andy Scott as a monument to horse-powered heritage across Central Scotland. See more photos: http://bit.ly/1aWovEn

In the 1920s, the helium-filled balloons in New York's Thanksgiving Day parade could drift for up to a week, and $100 prizes were awarded for each balloon recovered. Throughout the years, many cartoon icons - Bart Simpson, Snoopy, Superman, Spongebob Squarepants and Mickey Mouse, just to name a few- have been featured in the parade. We've collected photos of the balloons, past and present, including this Donald Duck from 1962. See more balloons: http://bit.ly/1cOzyxG

They don't make them like this anymore! Check out these vintage Thanksgiving postcards, greeting cards and illustrations from the first few decades of the 1900s. See more: http://bit.ly/1bX1ez1