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Five Years Of Twitter: The Top Tweets So Far

The Huffington Post     First Posted: 03/21/11 04:20 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:40 PM ET

Twitter is celebrating its fifth birthday on March 21, and in honor of its short but successful time on the Internet, we've put together a slideshow of some of the most memorable tweets to date.

You can see the first tweet ever here, or check it out in the slideshow below. It was posted March 21, 2006 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Since its launch, Twitter has grown to nearly 200 million users, handling an average of 140 million tweets per day. It would take 10 years to read every tweet created in 24 hours, according to a recent report.

Take a look at some of the most notable tweets below, which recall important moments in the growing social network's history. Each of these tweets brought a new dynamic to Twitter, creating unforgettable memories in 140 characters or less. Are there other tweets we should add? Let us know by clicking "Add a slide" below.

 
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Charlie Sheen sends his first tweet after setting the record for reaching 1 million followers in the shortest amount of time.
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Lex Anton
Freedom doesn't exist in America.
12:11 AM on 04/05/2011
Wow, 5 yrs old. I still don't know how to use it. Isn't it like the status update of facebook?
08:27 PM on 03/30/2011
Taking tweets to the next level of whimsy, see the latest Tip Top Tweets: AnitaRide, MackdeNice, PhilosoFar at Thinking Out Loud, http://marperl.blogspot.com/2011/03/tip-top-tweets.html.
07:12 AM on 03/22/2011
Apparently, half the nation has an ADHD diagnosis and the other half craves more beeping, blipping, peeping distractions in their life of the "John McCain's publicist tweets Snooki" variety?
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chrisfrenzy
I am that one guy who says those things.
05:11 AM on 03/22/2011
Thank god for Twitter. How else would I have ever known that Michael Jackson died?
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kat momma
progressive vegan peace
03:23 AM on 03/22/2011
Because I happened to be on Twitter, I found out about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan when they happened. Was also able to remain up to date about the happenings in Egypt. Twitter can be great if one is a news junkie.
11:21 PM on 03/21/2011
Read tons of articles about on page SEO and web development.
http://www.websiteguide.co/article_menu.html
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Tom Joad
"While there is a lower class, I am in it "
10:35 PM on 03/21/2011
@Twitter: pffft.
10:19 PM on 03/21/2011
Twitter is for famos people only.Why would any one care what a norma person did minut by minute?
Facebook is used by regular peple.
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Michael Ives
02:45 AM on 03/22/2011
it's good for keeping up with band information; that's about all I use it for. I managed to find out about a show because of a "tweet" by a smaller artist that I really enjoy.
08:21 PM on 03/21/2011
how could the lady stuck in the woods tweet about it, but not call 911?
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hcbrand
I draw pictures all day
07:48 PM on 03/21/2011
This is the best of twittering? Wow, I am not impressed.
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filo
We're all Bozos on this bus.
07:31 PM on 03/21/2011
Cindy McCain wanted some sweet nookie but John thought she said tweet Snooki.
04:52 PM on 03/21/2011
No Golden Tweet from Colbert? :(
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ThursdaysChild
My micro-bio is now not empty.
04:28 PM on 03/21/2011
I ate meatloaf for breakfast this morning, LOL plz RT.
04:07 PM on 03/21/2011
if leigh fazzina had her phone to update her twitter account, why didn't she just call for help herself?!
08:20 PM on 03/21/2011
Exactly! Attention whoring at it's best.
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boomer7391
Beliefs are the seeds of evil.
03:54 PM on 03/21/2011
anyone who actually cares needs a life