Does a newspaper called "The Onion" sound like a legitimate news source?
After everyone (even Oprah herself!) online pointed out the obvious to @TotalBeauty, they did try to smooth it over with a charitable donation.
In honor of the social network's eight anniversary this week, Twitter launched a mini-site that surfaces the first tweet of any of its users. If you want to see how something like horse e_books got its humble beginnings or what Neil deGrasse Tyson was doing during the big Twitter bang, check it out!