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For 35 years, this couple has been celebrating their anniversary with a banana split

Despite long distance, work trips and the pandemic, one couple found a way to keep their tradition of sharing a banana split at Dairy Queen for over 30 years.
Brad and Susan Wall have been together for 35 years.

For Brad and Susan Wall, a banana split from Dairy Queen is their version of a time machine.

"No matter how much we've grown and changed over the years, this brings back that fresh puppy love we had way back when," Susan, an event manager in Toronto, told NPR.

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