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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jun 14

    Halfway through “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” Leo paused to reflect on deep philosophical questions that affect humans too: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? How soon can I pee?pic.twitter.com/bA4vFDXjuc

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      2. Aunti Jenn‏ @InspiraExspira Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Am I really a “good boy”?

        1 reply 2 retweets 93 likes
      3. Jake Collier‏ @Obi_Wan_Jakolby Jun 14
        Replying to @InspiraExspira @neiltyson

        Damn! Beat me to it

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      2. Mia Resists‏ @MuseOverMia Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        how apropos. i believe the @DavidJollyFL, @TheTattooedProf, @tracyurq families may want to share this summer reading with their deep, philosophical doggos. 📚💗🐶 ... that last question thoughpic.twitter.com/APetIbOhMJ

        2 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
      3. Tracy Ur‏ @tracyurq Jun 14
        Replying to @MuseOverMia @neiltyson and

        It's ALWAYS pee o'clock. It's always cute o'clock too. ❤💩😄

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      1. LGD Gaming‏Verified account @LGDgaming Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Product placement done right. 👍

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      2. Kanashimi no Nephew‏ @nephew_time Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Tim Allen is an Italian man. Refusing to acknowledge this is agreeing that it is a scientific fact just like how maggots are born from rotten meat

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      1. Bulldog‏ @CryptoBulld0g Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Crypto had similar questions. Then she started to bite the corners of the book.pic.twitter.com/zT9mO5c49L

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      1. Yvonne Wheaton‏ @memoogi Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Nice relaxing read. Funny too!pic.twitter.com/nzHWrKrI9i

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      2. @Blickfeldkurier@chaos.social‏ @Blickfeldkurier Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        "The history of every major galactic civilisation tends to pass through three distinct and recognisable phases, those of Survival, Enquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why and Where phases." -- Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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      3. @Blickfeldkurier@chaos.social‏ @Blickfeldkurier Jun 14
        Replying to @Blickfeldkurier @neiltyson

        "For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question 'How can we eat?' the second by the question 'Why do we eat?' and the third by the question 'Where shall we have lunch?" -- Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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      1. Amy Trask‏Verified account @AmyTrask Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson @mikefreemanNFL

        Yup - I get that - and hi Leo and everyone.

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      1. LollyLollyLollyGetyer‏ @LOLLY916 Jun 14
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        The meaning of life: enjoy as much as you can before it’s over (example shown here by my dog Shotgun)pic.twitter.com/Xqn43tDcCJ

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      1. fakejenrauls‏ @jenrauls Jun 14
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        Otis P. Kitty Cat awaits his shared thoughts on the matter... & antimatter.pic.twitter.com/G6PCh3gKy3

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      1. allie edits‏ @AllieTheEditor Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        he looks so forlorn... perhaps he's realizing how small he is in the universe and realizing how utterly big that makes the moment

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      2.  🦇BitterBatChick 🦇‏ @ohHollyHell Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Leo looks like our rescue Kaylee (though she’s just starting “A Brief History of Time” right now). What kind of dog is he? We just call Kaylee a WTF as we’ve no idea...pic.twitter.com/SWtoUg5bfC

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      3. Daniel pittman‏ @ddanny716 Jun 14
        Replying to @ohHollyHell @neiltyson

        The dogs eyes look like a universe in of themselves.

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      1. Jean-Guy Delaney‏ @jguyd64 Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        And, more important: Who let the dogs out? Who ? Who ? Who?

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      1. mrs.LHS‏ @ABPC84 Jun 14
        Replying to @neiltyson @droll3

        Give that good dog a biscuit!

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