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The Tweets To Beat
Joe Posnanski
August 01, 2011
That Twitter's tweets-per-second record was shattered during the Women's World Cup, won by Japan, should come as no surprise. A glance at the 10 most-tweeted events ever (all in 2011) reveals this: Sports and Japan rule the Twitterverse.
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August 01, 2011

The Tweets To Beat

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That Twitter's tweets-per-second record was shattered during the Women's World Cup, won by Japan, should come as no surprise. A glance at the 10 most-tweeted events ever (all in 2011) reveals this: Sports and Japan rule the Twitterverse.

JANUARY

Jan. 1

New Year in Japan

FEBRUARY

Feb. 6

Packers over Steelers in Super Bowl XLV

MARCH

March 11

Japanese earthquake and tsunami

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