21 of the funniest tweets of the last ten years

Ten years ago, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first ever tweet.

Since then, Twitter has gained over 300 million active users and become strongly associated with cultural movements and major news events – from the Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter, the Paris attacks and Barack Obama’s presidency.

But one of the most wonderful things about Twitter is that it is a constant source for humour, where someone can make the most mundane of observations only to find it has struck a chord with hundreds of thousands of people.

To celebrate Twitter’s birthday, we’ve picked some of the funniest tweets from the past decade. Let us know if we missed any out.

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