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Build-A-Bear's hastily-deleted tweet was just one of several brands caught in the act of turning one of the most deadly attacks on American soil into a chance to promote their #brand with #sales on Twitter. That doesn't even compare to these four though. Here's Intimacy Box, a lingerie company, who had the gumption to even get the date of the attack wrong:



CVS couldn't resist slapping their corporate logo on their sentimentality (via Seth Fiegerman):



Of course, what better way to think about and honor 9/11 than from a company that makes prosthetic fappable lady-bits:



And finally, here's a series of tweets (via Brandon Wall) from a Bikram Yoga studio in Arlington, VA:



Bikram Yoga eventually apologized for any insensitivity, but not before laying down the Loose Change conspiracy nonsense and a healthy lack of Basic Human Dignity.

THE PERSON WHO CALLED 911 was clearly wasting valuable police resources

Do You Have What It Takes to Be An Hero?

Today is the 11th anniversary of September 11, and EarthCam put together this time-lapse video showing the rise of the One World Trade Center Tower. Let's all take a moment to remember the people who lost their lives, and thank all the brave police officers, firefighters, and ordinary citizens who risked their lives to help others.