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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Oct 5

    #IKnewIWasOld when the threat of being sent to bed early sounded like a reward rather than a punishment.

    8:16 AM - 5 Oct 2018
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    135 replies 2,023 retweets 11,735 likes
      1. Brian G‏ @BrianG14939230 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        When the days off were better then the nights out

        0 replies 0 retweets 24 likes
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      1. Paul Ramirez‏ @Paul11373 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I knew i was old when i kept telling people to get off my lawn

        0 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
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      2. Boo‏ @realjdburnett Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Who's threatening you, Neil? Elder abuse is not okay

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. R.H Saom‏ @rhsaom Oct 5
        Replying to @realjdburnett @neiltyson

        Someone who doesn't know about that😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. The Party of Reason & Progress‏Verified account @TheOfficialPORP Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #IKnewIWasOld when I realized that the cute lessons about government functions that I learned in school, completely ignored hard truths about how anti-scientific and anti-evidence it all is.

        1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
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      1. Lucia Grosaru‏ @LuciaGrosaru Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I remember when I discovered the true power of naps. #RiteOfPassage

        0 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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      2. D. Abboud‏ @eh_bood Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #IKnewIWasOld when my arm became too short to read a normal page of 10pt type 🤪 🙄

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Stephen Park‏ @MrStephenPark Oct 5
        Replying to @eh_bood @neiltyson

        #IKnewIWasOld when my knee hurt because I was sitting down

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. D. Abboud‏ @eh_bood Oct 11
        Replying to @MrStephenPark @neiltyson

        I hear ya Bruddah!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. Andy Crawford‏ @FleeingFelons Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #IKnewIWasOld when I stopped sneaking out of my house to go to parties and started sneaking out of parties to go to my house...

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      1. Sometimes I upload memes‏ @RottenPaprika Oct 5
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        #IKnewIWasOld when I couldn't wait for the sweet release of death

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      1. Josh Perez‏ @jlperez509 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Oh my god that sounds like heaven right now. Early bedtime? Yes please!

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Femi Paul Adepoju‏ @FPAdepoju Oct 5
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        #IKnewIWasOld When I started following politics more than I follow sports...

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      1. Preston Edward Ferry‏ @ferry_preston Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Wow, one tweet has turned into a massive conversation! Maybe it will expand into the size of the universe 😂

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      2. Craig Balogh‏ @CraigBaloghCPA Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @Tristy this is so true!

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Tristan Panasik‏ @Tristy Oct 5
        Replying to @CraigBaloghCPA @neiltyson

        You stay up later than I do!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Mela-Rina ✨‏ @_Amanirenas Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Who threatened you when you were grown to go to bedpic.twitter.com/ymdIOZttRi

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. salman afaris‏ @xSLMNx_ Oct 5
        Replying to @_Amanirenas @neiltyson

        Ikr? Was about to say that lol.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. John Knowlton‏ @knowlton666 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        When I started liking vegetables

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