Thank you for being part of the very first Yearly Thing 2025 — a curated collection of 324 links from Weekly Thing issues 306-336, organized into ten themed chapters covering the year's most compelling ideas in technology, culture, and digital life. The Yearly Thing is an artifact: a way to hold a year of the internet in your hands while the links themselves inevitably rot. This POAP is its digital twin — proof that you were here, that you collected the 2025 edition, and that you're part of the Weekly Thing community. One physical artifact. One digital collectible. Both yours to keep.

This POAP celebrates the Reddit Revival of r/WeeklyThing, the subreddit companion to the Weekly Thing newsletter. It is awarded to readers who showed up, commented, and helped restart the conversation during the relaunch of the community on Reddit in December, 2025. By adding your voice to the thread of links, ideas, and curiosities, you were part of the r/WeeklyThing revival! Thanks for being there, commenting, and helping shape what this space can become next.

This token commemorates our time together on Ponder — a “quiet place for your group to talk” where we connected, reflected, and held meaningful conversations away from the noise. As of December 2025, Ponder will be shutting down. The team shared that this decision was made thoughtfully, so the company could focus on other products and next steps. Thank you for being part of this community — for the ideas, the exchanges, and the friendships. This POAP marks that chapter closing, and honours the spirit of open, thoughtful discussion that Ponder embodied.

This token was distributed directly via printed claim sheets to participants in the 2025 Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser hosted by the Thingelstad family. This annual give back event raised donations for causes that we want to support by selling our handmade wooden wick candles. This year's scents included True North, Winter Wonderland, Charcoal Rose, Old Fashioned, Apple of My Eye, Tea Time, Oh My Darling, Pumpkin Pie, and Just Crackle (unscented). This year we also debuted the 24oz XL Candles in Winter Wonderland and True North, as well as the T4G Labs and Rekindled collections. Finally, this was also the first year that we offered candle lids. Many new things! We provide the materials and make the candles so that ALL proceeds from the fundraiser go to four different non-profits that we each pick. This year we supported: - Animal Welfare Institute → https://awionline.org/ - Border Angels → https://www.borderangels.org - The Food Group → https://www.thefoodgroupmn.org - Sandy Hook Promise → https://www.sandyhookpromise.org

This POAP is given to anyone that collects the six different locations in the Minneapolis Marvel category. Gold Medal Building: https://poap.gallery/drops/190544 Goldy Gopher: https://poap.gallery/drops/190545 Grain Belt Sign: https://poap.gallery/drops/190546 Northrop Chair: https://poap.gallery/drops/190547 Target Headquarters: https://poap.gallery/drops/190548 Witches Tower: https://poap.gallery/drops/190549

Once known as Lake Calhoun, Bde Maka Ska now proudly carries its Dakota name, reflecting the rich Indigenous heritage of the land. With sailboats slicing the water and cyclists circling its shores, it’s a hub of activity and reflection. Whether you’re paddleboarding, picnicking, or pausing at the lake’s cultural pavilion, you’re immersed in the city’s natural heartbeat. This Lake Lover POAP honors your time spent at the largest—and perhaps most loved—lake in the 612 POAP Challenge. Category: Lake Lover GPS: 44.93601, -93.31562 Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/44.93601,-93.31562 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bde_Maka_Ska NFT: https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/62190149032022655717025961372930289129265559683354101596648998866447568470017

It’s not just a sculpture—it’s the symbol of Minneapolis itself. Claes Oldenburg’s iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry balances playfulness with bold design, nestled in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden like it was always meant to be there. Snap a photo, dodge the mist, and admire how surrealism became civic pride. This Culture Collector POAP is your reward for embracing whimsy in the heart of the 612 POAP Challenge. Category: Culture Collector GPS: 44.97023, -93.28905 Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/44.97023,-93.28905 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonbridge_and_Cherry NFT: https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/62190149032022655717025961372930289129265559683354101596648998920323638231041