Twitter was a busy bee today with ‘What They Found in Maropeng’ (#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng) Tweets.
Why was ‘What They Found in Maropeng’ (#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng) trending?
The discovery of a new species, the Homo naledi was announced this morning and it has opened the door to a new debate about what makes humans unique and whether scientists have been wrong about the “birth of consciousness”.
Over 1,500 fossil pieces have been brought up from the so-called ‘Chamber of Stars’ in what is being described as the richest fossil find in the history of the African continent. Scientists now believe the chamber, located deep inside a network of caves at the Cradle of Humankind, was used by the primitive creatures to bury its dead.
And of course, Twitter users went absolutely bos in response to this announcement. The ‘What They Found In Maropeng’ (#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng) hasthag was trending nationally throughout today.
Here are 18 of the funniest ‘What They Found in Maropeng’ tweets that I’ve spotted:
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng Thamsanqa Jantjie’s sign language skills. *drops mic* pic.twitter.com/ehFbmDTIGy
— Dimakatso Lukhele (@DimaLukhele) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng. Donald Trump’s hair.
— Jessica Leigh (@jessica19940831) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng Cell C’s reception.
— Dobby (@DoucebagDobby) September 10, 2015
Zuma’s morals #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng All the goals Bafana Bafana has been missing all these years
— Kumkanikazi (@LannieGilongo) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng Ellen Tshabalala’s @unisa qualification
— supervillain laundry (@supaflyza) September 10, 2015
Something stronger than the Rand #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Labeeqah♡ (@LabeeqahR_SA) September 10, 2015
Liverpool’s @premierleague trophy… #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Ridwaan Goolam H (@Reeed1) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng The seventh Dragon Ball…
— Struan Langlands (@Struanlan) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng the MTN Gladiators
— MTN8 finalists x2 (@LangaDaSun) September 10, 2015
Michael Jackson’s original nose. #whattheyfoundinmaropeng
— Olly DeLaCray (@OllypopZA) September 10, 2015
Government’s delivered promises #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Macky (@mackywp) September 10, 2015
#WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng the drugs that made Kanye West want to run for the 2020 elections
— Da Roking Guy- D.R.G (@Iam_DRG) September 10, 2015
All those missing left socks #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Keisah Suarez (@suarez_keisah) September 10, 2015
JZ’s proof of payment for Nkandla #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Harold Memela (@HaroldMemela) September 10, 2015
Ke$ha’s career #whattheyfoundinmaropeng
— Roberto (@robmac1990) September 10, 2015
A letter telling the 4 Non Blondes what was going on… #WhatTheyFoundInMaropeng
— Christo de Beer (@BaasDeBeer) September 10, 2015
Well, there you have it, 20 Hilarious ‘What They Found In Maropeng’ Tweets. I’m pretty sure that this has turned that Thursday frown upside down. Feel free to share this article with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Sharing is caring after all.
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