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04-28-2017, 05:51 PM
#EdBallsDay: The greatest internet holiday you're **t celebrating
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If you've ever seen the hashtag #EdBallsDay (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23edballsday&src=typd) trending, you may be wondering what it all means.
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Who is this famous man, you may be asking, and what exactly did he do to get an entire day named after him?
Well, let's start with the basics.
Who is Ed Balls?
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Here's a picture of Ed Balls pointing at something.
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Pretty much everyone in Britain will recognise the name Ed Balls, but if you're based elsewhere you may **t have heard of him.
In a nutshell, Balls is a British politician who was a Labour MP for 10 years. He also served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011-2015, before he lost his seat in the last general election. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/28/what-is-ed-balls-day/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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If you've ever seen the hashtag #EdBallsDay (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23edballsday&src=typd) trending, you may be wondering what it all means.
SEE ALSO: 23 times British tweets ruled Twitter (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/most-memorable-british-tweets/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Who is this famous man, you may be asking, and what exactly did he do to get an entire day named after him?
Well, let's start with the basics.
Who is Ed Balls?
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/TPX5XZ-7EMSrYVH6Z2l6Tt-p5q4=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F458543%2F3e07c884-6505-4474-8353-a0e486cb38a5.jpg
Here's a picture of Ed Balls pointing at something.
Image: Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock
Pretty much everyone in Britain will recognise the name Ed Balls, but if you're based elsewhere you may **t have heard of him.
In a nutshell, Balls is a British politician who was a Labour MP for 10 years. He also served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011-2015, before he lost his seat in the last general election. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/28/what-is-ed-balls-day/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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