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The trailer for the next film in the Harry Potter series,
Deathly Hallows has hit the web. Microbloggers are spreading the link, pushing "Deathly Hallows trailer" into first place and "Harry Potter trailer" into second place at 9:30 AM GMT on June 29.
Twitter's trending topics are bulging with memes Tuesday morning: "#songsyoudontwannahearinjail" takes third place, "#ifjustinbieberhastalent" is in fourth place and "#icanttakeyouseriously" makes it into fifth place on the list.
"Last two Round of 16 games are taking place today, with Japan facing Paraguay and Spain meeting Portugal" tweeted FIFA.com from its Twitter account, fueling more World Cup-related terms on Twitter.
"Paraguay" is new in sixth place while "Vuvuzela" remains unchanged in eighth.
Italian actor and former Big Brother Italy contestant Pietro Taricone passed away on June 29 after being seriously injured in a skydiving accident. "Taricone" is trending in seventh place, "Pietro" ranks at number ten.
Korean boy band member Alexander Lee Eusebio ("Xander") from U-KISS is reportedly suffering from "some weird virus that doctors couldn't diagnose." Fans are wishing him a speedy recovery, sending "Xander" into ninth place on Twitter's trending topics.
The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on June 29 at 9:30 AM GMT are:
1. Deathly Hallows trailer (new)
2. Harry Potter trailer (new)
3. #songsyoudontwannahearinjail (new)
4. #ifjustinbieberhastalent (new)
5. #icanttakeyouseriously (new)
6. Paraguay (new)
7. Taricone (new)
8. Vuvuzela (unchanged)
9. Xander (new)
10. Pietro (new)
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