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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Meredith Clark

Grandma and stranger she accidentally invited to Thanksgiving continue holiday tradition seven years later

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Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench went viral seven years ago when the 66-year-old grandma accidentally texted the stranger inviting him to Thanksgiving dinner. Now, the two have forged a lifelong friendship as their Thanksgiving tradition continues, and even plan on getting matching tattoos.

On 16 October, Hinton assured his friends and followers that he will once again be joining Dench and her family for Thanksgiving this year. Hinton, now 24, shared a post to X - formerly known as Twitter - where he revealed that he’s still receiving random texts from strangers seven years later.

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