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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Jul 2012

    Just an FYI: Today is "Thursday the 12th" and it's just as common as "Friday the 13th"

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      1.  🎃 Burnt Bleghk  🎃‏Verified account @brentalfloss 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson AAAAAH WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEE

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      1. Dave McCallister‏ @PhysicsDave1227 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Not a superstitious person, but the 3 Fridays the 13th in 2012 have been 13 weeks apart... time for tin foil underpants...

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      1. CGI Ghost of Grand MILF Tarkin‏ @kevinphiggins 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson perhaps, but the Thursday the 12th movie franchise has a lot fewer films.

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      1. Craig Wotherspoon‏ @craigw1701 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson More common since tomorrow hasn't happened yet?

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      1. ♰  🎃 🖤 ΣƧƧΛ DΣΣ  🖤 🎃 ♰‏ @Essa_Dee 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Stop raining on our Goth parades, Neil!

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      1. nous‏ @nousie 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson But this Thursday the 12th is my birthday! It's the sixth time my birthday has fallen on a Thursday. I was born on a Monday.

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      1.  🌊Tex Morgan‏Verified account @tex_morgan 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson but not as common as running into you in the subway. It's always a pleasure to see one's own heroes.

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      1. Blanco Diablo‏ @MikeObrien313 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson can you make me a disintegration ray gun that works on clothing but leaves the tities unharmed? hook it up!!

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      2. Brett‏ @IdealGasLaw 12 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson False sir. Until tonight at midnight, Friday the 13th is technically more rare at this point in time than Thursday the 12th.

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      1. Marc Thayer‏ @bufori 31 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson As is Tuesday the 17th! #psych

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      1. James Martin‏ @iamjamesmartin 14 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson a*

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      1. Chip Downs‏ @CompuChip 14 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson But Thursday the 14th is more common than Wednesday the 13th at least in England. http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/year-text-British.html …

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      1. Rob Miles‏ @robertskmiles 14 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Your tweet got me thinking, and I ended up writing a blog post about it: http://blog.robertskmiles.com/post/27190512075/friday-the-13th …

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      1. the whole fruth‏ @mattfruth 13 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson a lot of our theater staff are big fans of you and would love to get a picture with you if that would be ok.

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      1. the whole fruth‏ @mattfruth 13 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I would have walked away from my register to shake your hand. If you are ever coming by again give a heads up.

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      1. the whole fruth‏ @mattfruth 13 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I just from my coworkers that you were at our AMC theater in Chicago not long ago. I wish I was working so I could have met you

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      1. Reverend Ol' Darcy‏ @RevOlDarcyMD 13 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Just an FYI, I'm going to eviscerate you.

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      1. David‏ @koy5 13 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Sorry about those factual inaccuracy signal flares, but I am trying to get your attention.

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