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"If we're focusing on the positive then let's just say that there are a lot of very patriotic people on Twitter. \nBut if we're being a tad bit critical (as all Americans should be), there are also a lot of people on Twitter who are unaware about U.S. history, the general calendar system and all things reality. Those people have sponsored today's post with their witless tweets proclaiming a \"happy 2013th birthday\" to America. \nSEE ALSO: 12 Badass American Inventions That Changed History\n \nSorry birthday celebrators, America only turned a cool 237 today (2,013 minus 1776 \u2014 the year Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence). But a few enthusiastic patriots got a little confused, leading to an all out Twitter fail this holiday. \nThe Twitterverse was made aware of the mathematical faux pas when @Chasetastic tweeted this image:\n\nI wish I could retweet retweets pic.twitter.com/LqdAQobdWI\n\u2014 Chase Oros (@chasetastic) July 4, 2013\n\nCheck out the some of those tweets below, plus a few others who followed suit. \n\nomfg i cant believe america turned 2013 years old today. this is just so cool :) happy birthday xoxo\n\u2014 katie (@jonjafarout) July 4, 2013\n\n\ni cant believe america 2013 years old today crazy\n\u2014 dayn (@daynaarney) July 4, 2013\n\n\n2013 years old \n\u2014 Kyle Zeien (@kylezeien7) July 4, 2013\n\n\nHappy Birthday America! You are 2013 years old!\n\u2014 e. zant (@andronemai) July 4, 2013\n\n\nAmerica is 2013 years old today! #HappyBirthdayAmerica\n\u2014 Drew Tenenbaum (@AshCoolBro) July 4, 2013\n\n\nWow its hard to believe America turns 2013 years old today #happybirthday\n\u2014 Tristan Chasing Hawk (@goko87) July 4, 2013\n\n\nWow I can't believe America is 2013 years old. #unbelievable #happy4thofjuly #2013\n\u2014 unknown (@jac0bf1stm3) July 4, 2013\n\nA few tweeters tried to backtrack on their mistake, but we're not so sure anyone is buying it. \n\nThe amount of people who thought I was serious with the birthday tweet showcases American education #yayfreedom\n\u2014 Tristan Chasing Hawk (@goko87) July 4, 2013\n\nBut it's not in the spirit of the good ol' USA to be untrusting, so we'll give you the benefit of the doubt (just this year, get it right next year). \nImage via iStockphoto, wwing\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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