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Nick Rizzo: They had bullshit trend pieces 100 years ago! Read in your best old-timey newsman voice: http://t.co/RcQ61Xlg via @NYTOnIt

Paul Smalera: RT @fromedome: Amazing. RT @NYTOnIt: GUYS, 11/11/11, and 100 years ago, The Times was ON IT. http://t.co/qr1zlLd8

Megan McCarthy: RT @NYTOnIt: GUYS, 11/11/11, and 100 years ago, The Times was ON IT. http://t.co/tsGu3JMA

katierosman: RT @crampell: dude, people were just as excited about "11-11-11" in 1911 as we are today. here's the @nytimes article: http://t.co/YdEFMpQg

Justin Wolfers: So they were tweeting about 11-11-11 a century ago, then. RT @kairyssdal: Hey @JustinWolfers, see this? http://t.co/u8zRNLlh

Vikas Bajaj: RT @crampell: dude, people were just as excited about "11-11-11" in 1911 as we are today. here's the @nytimes article: http://t.co/YdEFMpQg

William Alden: RT @crampell: dude, people were just as excited about "11-11-11" in 1911 as we are today. heres the @nytimes article: http://t.co/4AlRkI0r

Catherine Rampell: dude, people were just as excited about "11-11-11" in 1911 as we are today. here's the @nytimes article: http://t.co/YdEFMpQg

Kai Ryssdal: Hey @JustinWolfers, see this? http://t.co/BV9N2p4K

daveweigel: We need to bring back "to-day" RT @kairyssdal: Holy Crap - they DID do this in 1911. From the NYT that day: http://t.co/OqoAv5LM

Kai Ryssdal: Holy Crap - they DID do this in 1911. From the NYT that day: http://t.co/BV9N2p4K I think I have to shut up now.