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Today, Sept. 11, 2013, marks 12 years since the day the world changed when coordinated terror attacks took down the World Trade Center towers in NYC, while a third plane crashed into the Pentagon. Another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania in a thwarted mission, as passengers attempted to take over the flight.

When there’s big news in the world, the celebs who do the tweeting take to Twitter and do what they do best. Today, the Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings in favor of gay marriage -- and afterwards, most of the stars were super excited.

Since joining the social media site earlier this week, the 85-year old pontiff has nearly 500,000 followers and counting, but has yet to send a single tweet. What kind of wisdom can he dispense in 140 characters? I have few in mind.

Unlike other holiday's, Halloween is a time where the focus isn't so much on family or giving thanks, or whatever, but more on playing on people's fears. Personally, I could be listed as a acrophobic (fear of heights) and claustrophobic (fear of closed in spaces), the latter of which being one that seems to have set in more the older I get. But there are some out there that seem, well — a bit odd.

As Rep. Anthony Weiner held a press conference Monday afternoon, admitting that he sent a revealing photo of himself to a young woman on his Twitter account, comedians on Twitter were quick to pounce on the scandal.