(15 votes, average: 4.87 out of 5)

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Historical Tweets is hitting the books and taking short hiatus this week.

We’ll be re-posting some of our favorite (but not most viewed) tweets, because, as you well know, those who don’t understand Historical Tweets are doomed to repeat them.

@sitting_bull I warn in advance, this battle will make me famous.
[originally posted October 5th 2008]

(23 votes, average: 4.39 out of 5)

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From Twitterstorian Victoria Bracknell…

SiggyF (Sigmund Freud): Streets very much ice today. Almost slipped walking to office. People laughed. I still don’t know why that’s funny.

(17 votes, average: 4.59 out of 5)

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J-ROCK (John D. Rockefeller): i hope to be as big as @jay-z some day

(16 votes, average: 4.31 out of 5)

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Thanks again to Sean Tucker for “uncovering” this rare Historical Treat Tweet:

Napoleon (Napole1): New lifts arrived today. Feeling confident. Will tweet more from Waterloo

(17 votes, average: 4.53 out of 5)

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Napoleon Bonaparte: Can anyone recommend a cure for persistent nipple itch?
Napoléon Bonaparte: Peut-on recommander un traitement pour le mamelon démangeaisons persistantes?
Réécriture, en français: “Peut-on recommander un traitement pour les démangeaisons persistantes des mamelons?” (Merci, Nemo)

(TMI = “Too Much Information”)