As we get ready to make our way into 2018, we can't help but glance back at this past year.

2017 has been filled with odd stories - from Oscar blunders to ice blocks falling from the sky.

January saw women of the world unite in a march for women's rights.

An estimated 10m women around the world took part in the protest, the day after Donald Trump's inauguration.

The movement was triggered by Trump's derogatory comments about women and his plans to roll back female-specific health care measures in the US.

Women across the world joined in protests on January 21 to show support.

February saw one of the biggest blunders in Hollywood history, after the wrong name for Best Picture was announced at the Oscars.

In a move that still sparks shivers, presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty announced that La La Land had won the accolade.

As the cast and crew bounded on to the stage, and started to give acceptance speeches, Beatty realised he had called the wrong name, and Moonlight was the rightful winner.

In a moment that overshadowed the show, the rightful winners claimed their prize, while everyone stood about nervously, not quite sure what had happened.

In March, Hollywood made its home in Scotland, as filming of The Avengers began in Edinburgh.

Residents and local shops were made to sign non-disclosure contracts as green screens and mini explosions popped up around the city.

Fans were lucky enough to spot the likes of Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Elizabeth Olsen filming around the capital.

Everyone went crazy for Canada in April, when Tim Horton's opened their first UK shop in Glasgow.

Queues stretched out the door as a Canadian Mountie welcomed coffee lovers into the store.

One lucky person - the first in line who camped out overnight - won a free supply of coffee for a year.

The store reportedly ran out of their popular doughnut product Timbits, as they hadn't expected to be so warmly welcomed to the country.

May brought one of the best Tweets of the year - covfefe.

President Trump baffled the world when he tweeted: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."

The tweet was sent at 12.06am and remained on the President's account for six hours before being deleted.

Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, told media: "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant."

In June, a snap general election was held and Theresa May faced off against her ultimate opponent - Lord Buckethead.

At her Maidenhead constituency, Buckethead - self described as an "intergalactic space lord" - stood proudly next to the Prime Minister as the results were announced.

Not to be upstaged, the pair were also joined by Elmo.

Elsewhere in the country, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, faced off against a giant fish finger, which probably summed up exactly how seriously the British public were taking yet another election.

Hoards of bearded men invaded Glasgow in July after an open casting call for extras in a film about Robert the Bruce was released.

Men in their hundreds turned up outside Glasgow Club in Kelvin Hall to queue for hours to secure a chance to have a background role in the film.

In a description of the Netflix film, it was described as"a true David versus Goliath story".

In August, the story of a drug dealer became viral after it turned out he had the same name as an infamous character from Trainspotting.

Mark Renton was jailed after being caught with heroin in Edinburgh, but fans of the Irvine Welsh novel were quick to point out that he shared a name with the lead character played by Ewan McGregor.

Someone clearly did not choose life.

September in East Renfrewshire brought a large block of ice which fell from the sky and crashed into a garden.

The crater caused by the ice measured 1.4m by 1.2m.

There was no obvious explanation for how the block of ice formed and then fell.

While some speculated that it could have been caused by an aircraft, there are also historical examples of large chunks of ice falling from the sky in Scotland dating back to pre-flight days.

In October, Karon Grieve started her holiday in style when she discovered she was the only passenger on a £46 flight from Glasgow to Crete.

The cookbook author and radio personality from Dunlop, East Ayrshire, received VIP treatment where she was treated to any seat she wanted on the aircraft, along with a free meal, free drinks and the full attention of staff.

November brought the opening of fast food giant Taco Bell to Glasgow.

Reports of people queuing up to 40 minutes just to be served showed that the Mexican fast food eatery was on the way to being a Glasgow favourite.

With December came the start of #KezWatch.

Former leader of the Scottish Labour party Kezia Dugdale abandoned her position and decided to join reality TV show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here.

The MSP was second to be voted out of the jungle, after viewers found her to be a bit dull.

Dugdale faced disciplinary action from the party when she returned to Scotland.