Ten years of the Twitter hashtag: Six of the best

From Black Lives Matter to Ed Balls Day, the best Twitter hashtags from the last decade

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Today is the tenth anniversary of the first tweet containing a hashtag. Since then, the humble typographical symbol has become part of everyday life, shaping online discussions about everything from race and gender to the colour of THAT dress. According to the BBC, they appear in 125 million tweets every day.

Here are some of the hashtags that have left their mark on Twitter - and, in some cases, the world:

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