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Here's what went viral today: Wednesday

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Sep 16th 2015, 9:00 PM 5,521 Views 2 Comments

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*sniggers*

WEjEBNB Source: Imgur

People were reading:

A history of glitter.

What happens when a child’s death ‘goes viral’. Interesting.

This Christmas, Mattel is releasing a Barbie that can have conversations. ARGH.

People were watching:

KITTEN FIIIIIIIIGHT!
https://vine.co/v/eJ2wxTxJQPu

Trying and failing to use the new Snapchat filters. (Warning: This Vine has a jumpy bit. Prepare yourself.)
https://vine.co/v/eUe7Mpd0Kzi

People were retweeting:

President Obama tweeting his support for Ahmed, the kid who was arrested for bringing a clock he made into school.

Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) September 16, 2015

Source: President Obama/Twitter

This burning truth about the new Eircom (sorry, Eir) logo:

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We couldn't find this Tweet

This joyous gif from the Turkish version of the Great British Bake Off.

This is the start of Bake Off in Turkey. Every person dances. pic.twitter.com/STT9jfEgMw
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) September 16, 2015

Source: Scott Bryan/Twitter

And finally, people were agreeing with:

This.

2GybVZX Source: Imgur

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Here's what went viral today: Wednesday