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Girl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn’t Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets Overnight
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Girl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn’t Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets Overnight

Twitter Finds This Girl's Long Lost Friend Overnight And The Reactions Are HilariousGirl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn't Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets OvernightWith The Help Of The Internet, This Girl Reunited With Her Friend After 12 Years And It Shows How Positive Social Media Can BeThis Adorable Story Of A Girl Finding Her Friend After 12 Years Proves Just How Powerful Social Media Can BeThis Heartwarming Story Of Two Reunited Friends Shows The Benefits Of Social MediaGirl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn't Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets OvernightGirl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn't Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets OvernightGirl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn't Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets OvernightGirl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn't Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets OvernightGirl Shares A Photo Of A Friend She Hasn't Seen In 12 Years, And It Gets 100.000 Retweets Overnight
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Even though there are so many random things online that only a few could explain, the magical place of the World Wide Web can be used for something good – it can bring together people from all around the world. This weekend, the Internet once again proved its powers by helping a young woman to find her long lost friend. It’s moments like these that make us love technology even more!

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    This week, college student Brianna (left) posted a tweet about wanting to reunite with a girl that she met on a cruise back in 2006

    A 19-year-old from Jackson, Mississippi, later recalled: “I don’t think there were many kids our age on this particular dinner cruise, so I guess we just found each other and stuck together the whole time. The other night I was going through old scrapbooks and watching vacation videos and I saw her. So I was like: Wow, let’s see if Twitter can find her for me…”

    Brianna’s tweet quickly went viral – she did not expect that people would react so fast

    And was not sure if they would find the person she was looking for

    But with over 120 thousand retweets, Internet quickly proved it can do basically anything

    In less than 12 hours, the good people of the internet managed to track down Heidi Tran – the same girl Brianna met on a cruise 12 years ago

    Since the two friends reunited, they’ve been making up for lost time, as Brianna said: “We’ve just caught up on life and school and everything.”

    “I honestly thought it would take at least a week to find her. The internet is so amazing and showed me that it really is a small world after all.” – Brianna said

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    The Twitter was soon flooded with people’s comments and reactions as they were thrilled to witness such a reunion

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    A lot of people suggested that the girls meet up, but as they’re both college students, they don’t have the means to travel at the moment

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    Someone suggested putting up a Go Fund Me for them, but the girls declined and warned people not to send their money

    Brianna said: “We attend college on two different sides of the country but we do plan to meet again once we get our funds together.”

    And of course, the people of Twitter had the funniest reactions

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    Neringa Utaraitė

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    Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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    Neringa Utaraitė

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    Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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    Hayley Lightcap
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww, cmon guys this is cute! The power of the internet came through!

    Kyana Winter
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is not always easy to see the internet as a positive influence, but I am certainly happy to see it today!

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    Night Owl
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww, this was such a heartwarming little story. Made me smile

    Nina F. Razad
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is crazy, and yet sweet.. People are basically helpful to others, even if they are strangers. My faith in the kindness of society is officially restored. :)

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    Hayley Lightcap
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww, cmon guys this is cute! The power of the internet came through!

    Kyana Winter
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is not always easy to see the internet as a positive influence, but I am certainly happy to see it today!

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    Night Owl
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww, this was such a heartwarming little story. Made me smile

    Nina F. Razad
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is crazy, and yet sweet.. People are basically helpful to others, even if they are strangers. My faith in the kindness of society is officially restored. :)

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