23 times British tweets ruled Twitter
It's been a busy 10 years on British Twitter.
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LONDON -- With the social network turning 10 on Monday, we thought it was only fair that we look back on some of the biggest British Twitter moments.
From the Queen's first tweet to Ed Balls getting exciting about his own name, here are some of the best British tweets from the last decade.
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1. The time former Labour MP Ed Balls tweeted his own name.
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2. The Queen's first ever tweet.
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3. When Tom Daley took on his online trolls and got massive public support.
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4. When J.K. Rowling slammed Donald Trump.
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5. The time British astronaut Tim Peake dialled a wrong number from the International Space Station.
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6. The time Rupert Murdoch inexplicably tweeted the name of a Teletubby.
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7. Every Christmas since 2013, when John Lewis (the man) began patiently fielding enquiries about John Lewis (the retail store).
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8. The announcement of the birth of the royal baby.
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9. The way Twitter reacted to that David Cameron story.
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10. Pretty much anything James Blunt has ever tweeted.
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11. The day Britain (and the world) became obsessed with a live stream of a puddle in Newcastle.
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12. The Twitter feud between Piers Morgan and Lord Alan Sugar, which has been going on for several years.
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13. Ricky Gervais' important selfie trend.
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14. The great "One Direction" Twitter spat of 2015.
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15. Danny Dyer's sweary duck-feeding session.
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16. #Milifandom.
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17. The time Lord Alan Sugar decided to take on Twitter.
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18. Russell Brand vs. Rupert Murdoch.
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19. Russell Brand vs. Donald Trump.
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20. Michael Owen vs. all films.
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21. John Cleese's first ever tweet.
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22. Susan Boyle's slightly awkward PR hashtag fail.
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23. The time Wayne Rooney sort of got into an argument with himself.
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