It was the year that the Queen celebrated 60 years on the throne, the UK basked in the reflected glory of its Olympic and Paralympic athletes and the US re-elected Barack Obama as president. But 2012 also saw other issues capture the attention of BBC News website readers. From a toddler's encounter with a hungry lion to amateur attempts to restore a fresco of Christ, here are some of the most-shar
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