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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Aug 2012

    In the 2012 #Olympics, USA won 104, Jamaica 12 medals. If Jamaica had the population of the USA, they'd have won 1382 medals.

    5:18 AM - 15 Aug 2012
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      1. suɐɐS ɔᴉɯsoK  🤬‏ @fenbranklin 15 Aug 2012
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        .@neiltyson If Jamaica had the population of the USA, that island would be damn crowded.

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      1. Mike Spinney‏ @spinzo 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson impossible. only 982 total medals awarded.

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      2. Steve Krile‏ @skrile 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Good at math, #badatlogic

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      1. jeremy bush‏ @jeremybush 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson http://xkcd.com/605/  :)

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      2. Luiza Adnet‏ @luiza_adnet 15 Aug 2012
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        @espingarda @neiltyson coversas com neil em português <3

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      4. Luiza Adnet‏ @luiza_adnet 15 Aug 2012
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        @espingarda acho que a gente devia investir nessa amizade, dar botes quando ele estiver online

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      1. Aaron‏ @document 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Well clearly not! There weren't 1,382 medals to give out!

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      2. Texas Chain Scott Massacre‏Verified account @scottmbeggs 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson If that ratio fits, how many medals should China have??

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      1. Amun-Ra‏ @rastabenji 16 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson @ItyEllis India's population is 3.5 times the US and they won 2 silver & 4 bronze #Olympics so argument unsound.

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      1. Adrian O. Campbell‏ @Shaylove19 16 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson funny but true

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      1. Ragashanti‏ @Ragashanti 16 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Brap! Brap! And even if it wouldn't be quite that much...we still would have had the most. Bless up....

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      1. theomkarvarma‏ @theomkarvarma 9 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson BUt if u see jamaican medals theirs z mostly on marathon .I think this z d important param need 2 consider.dey r not diversed..

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      1. Peter‏ @unchien51 22 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson there's another fact to consider: USA invented an atomic bomb,it walked on the moon,has all the technology.What has Jamaica done?

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      1. Michael Abood‏ @michaelabood1 12 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson yes, if there were 1382 + medals to be won in track & field events.

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