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Two Yale students, Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, "broke up" onstage during their graduation speeches last week.
Their apparent split went viral with over 2.7 million views on Youtube.
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Shaw and Kronengold, who are comedy writers, even had the former first lady laughing.
Kronengold attempted to draw allusions between a college break-up and graduating, telling his peers, "Yale is like any relationship or any friendship.""So, don't give up on Yale, don't leave these days behind and when you're looking back."
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