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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Oct 5

    #IKnewIWasOld when on my 60th birthday, I didn’t feel a day over 60.

    7:01 AM - 5 Oct 2018
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    470 replies 499 retweets 9,073 likes
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      2. chrissy‏ @ChristineMMoran Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        60 is the new 40

        1 reply 1 retweet 51 likes
      3. Madi Krevat‏ @MadiK Oct 5
        Replying to @ChristineMMoran @neiltyson

        60 is not old. Your mind is still active and beautiful.

        3 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
      4.  🤡 👹 👾DanielZReaper 👽 👻 ☠️‏ @DanielZReaper Oct 5
        Replying to @MadiK @ChristineMMoran @neiltyson

        Idk about you but I'm gonna kick the bucket at 40

        0 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Preston Edward Ferry‏ @ferry_preston Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        You look like you are in your 40’s! It’s weird.

        5 replies 0 retweets 71 likes
      3. The Reverend Doctor Jay Michaelson‏ @netspionage Oct 5
        Replying to @ferry_preston @neiltyson

        Right? He has an enviably youthful appearance. Someone once told me I didn't look a *day* over 60; sadly, I was in my 40s at the time 😭😭😭

        2 replies 0 retweets 28 likes
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      2. rebecca angel baer‏ @rebangelbaer Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #IKnewIWasOld when one of my younger coworkers looked at me and asked "What's the Wonder Years?"pic.twitter.com/FH5B2th5xt

        1 reply 2 retweets 55 likes
      3. amanda:.‏ @goyotes8 Oct 5
        Replying to @rebangelbaer @neiltyson

        Same thing happened to me when I mentioned ‘Saved by the Bell’ and the gal I was speaking with said, “I think that was from before my time”. 😳

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. rebecca angel baer‏ @rebangelbaer Oct 5
        Replying to @goyotes8

        pic.twitter.com/qXSwAC2oYq

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sasha Sagan‏Verified account @SashaSagan Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Happy, happy birthday, Neil! Sending love 🧡🌌

        0 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
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      1. lawprofblawg‏ @lawprofblawg Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Neil, you don't look a day over your current age minus a flattering yet plausible number of years.

        0 replies 1 retweet 21 likes
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      2. HeWhoDies‏ @HeWhoDies Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        That's under the assumption you have the correct date of birth on record.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. KnuckleHead!!!‏ @KnuckleHead6971 Oct 5
        Replying to @HeWhoDies @neiltyson

        I'm not sure when my birthday is because i was very little when i was born.

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      4. HeWhoDies‏ @HeWhoDies Oct 5
        Replying to @KnuckleHead6971 @neiltyson

        Hahaha agreed!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Athena Brensberger‏ @AstroAthens Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀pic.twitter.com/k8MuWUEZ79

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      2. Carlos GonzálezBaños‏ @Charl3tas Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        How old are you in martian years?pic.twitter.com/0XqvU2brzy

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. RΞTRONOMICØN‏ @retronomic0n Oct 5
        Replying to @Charl3tas @neiltyson

        Almost 32.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Stephen Dunkley‏ @SNDunkley Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #iknewiwasold when instead of the hairdresser saying "Do you want some product in your hair", she said "Do you want me to trim your eyebrows" #crushed!

        1 reply 1 retweet 19 likes
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      2. Austin lowery‏ @theathens619 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        9 more years til 69 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

        2 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
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