5 Things posted Jan 1, 2018 @ 08:00am by Liz Brown

5 things you need to know this morning: Jan. 1, 2018

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning!

Five things you need to know

1. 12 people killed in Iranian protests

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more arrested in the Iranian protests that escalated over the last few days and continued into Monday.

Incredible footage shared on social media shows crowd of emboldened protesters CHASING away police car. #IranianProtests #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/tbskmCnP1J
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 31, 2017

On New Year's day, Anti-Ayatullah demonstrators in Tehran continued protesting against the Islamic Regime.

#IranianProtests - Anti-Ayatullah demonstraters in Tehran welcoming the first day of 2018 with a rousing march against the Islamic Regime. pic.twitter.com/EnaDrCl0sT
— ਤਾਰੇਕ ਫਤਹ (@TarekFatah) January 1, 2018

2. 'Auld lang syne' was the NYE word of the day

'Auld lang syne' was the word of the day on Dec. 31, 2017. Written by Scottish poet, Robert Burns in 1788, it's become the classic song to ring in the New Year, but how many of us actually know what it means.

'Auld lang syne' essentially means: old times, especially times fondly remembered.

Happy New Year!

auld lang syne: #WordoftheDay from https://t.co/SBs0zWZf78 https://t.co/bBQrBf0tUz pic.twitter.com/Y38uGa4O5J
— Freddie Milano (@FreddieMilano) December 31, 2017

3. Calgary Zoo brings penguins inside to warm up

The Calgary Zoo marched its penguins inside after the weather was deemed too frigid to be outdoors. The king penguins headed indoors after temperatures dropped below -25 C.

March those penguins right inside! Calgary Zoo brings its king penguins in after it's deemed 'too cold' outdoors. #abwx #justCanadathings https://t.co/0AdbbZDdPv pic.twitter.com/uxZbCnpck3
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) January 1, 2018

4. WhatsApp comes back from global outage

As millions were attempting to send Happy New Year's messages, the messaging service, WhatsApp endured a major outage around the globe on Sunday. Messaging was down for about an hour.

WhatsApp rings in the New Year with global outage https://t.co/VqoA0d6EkC #goodreads
— HUK (@thekhan1977) January 1, 2018

But according to BuzzTech, as of Jan. 1, WhatsApp is expected to stop working on certain devices, including BlackBerry OS, Blackberry 10, Windows Phone 8.0 and more.

WhatsApp : Will Stop Working Today On These Phones https://t.co/J2y2vxHgqo via @bloggerever
— BUZZTECH (@BuzzTech6) January 1, 2018

5. Obama releases his playlist of 2017

On Dec. 31, Obama released his best books and best music of 2017 and he's getting mega respect from his supporters on his 2017 song list.

Listen to Obama’s favorite songs of 2017 (Spotify playlist included) → https://t.co/Dzrs3ychrL pic.twitter.com/3iS0L9tbKb
— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) December 31, 2017

It's a tradition he started during his presidency.

What @BarackObama read and loved this year: pic.twitter.com/K8l3l8CLUY
— Parnassus Books (@ParnassusBooks1) December 31, 2017

The list includes tracks like Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller), Family Feud by Jay-Z (feat. Beyonce) and Humble by Kendrick Lamar.