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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Dec 2012

    RT @sesamestreet: Today is most definitely brought to you by the number 12.

    9:06 AM - 12 Dec 2012
    • 1,959 Retweets
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    • Alex Yaroslavsky Christie Cooley Su Rona I tell it like it is NOT JILLIAN soft boiled ugh santa maria Kathy Penny
    29 replies 1,959 retweets 492 likes
      1. amateria‏ @amateria 12 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @sesamestreet One-two-three-FOUR-FIVE, six-seven-eight-NINE-TEN. Eleven-twelve.

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      2. Trish Causey‏ @TrishCausey 12 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Pluto would settle for being the 12th planet, ya know... (His feelings are still hurt.) @sesamestreet

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      3. Patrick L. Lee‏ @patricklee6669 12 Dec 2012
        Replying to @TrishCausey

        @AnArousedWoman @neiltyson @sesamestreet #Pluto has five count them FIVE moons!

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      1. Diane Albertina‏ @BirdyBgood 15 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet YOU ARE ALWAYS SOOOO CUTE, Tyson... thanks for this quote from sesame street

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      1. Karen Fox‏ @karengfox 13 Dec 2012
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        .@neiltyson @sesamestreet Do you think anyone noticed 12/12/1212 on that date?

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      1. N0rse Panthe0n‏ @N0rsePanthe0n 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet So Mr. Tyson. Sir. What clock were you observing, in anticipation of the 12x6 tweet? What is the most accurate?

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      1. Matty  ⚡️‏ @mattyc44 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet you are so money, doc Neil!

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      1. Gabriel Sanford‏ @saltysanford 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet @mickymouseclub wednesday is anything can happen day.

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      1. derf winsor‏ @derf_winsor 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet 1,728

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      1. Fridge Eater‏ @FridgeEater 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet Today is brought to you by it's prime factors, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 13 and 37. Special thanks to 1, but it's not prime.

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      1. Sal Salerno‏ @HaloFanForLife 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet And the letter "L" (Twelfth letter of the alphabet)

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      1. Cheryl Byrne‏ @cherylb55 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet

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      1. Run Cheezy Run‏ @MayorMcCheezy 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson TIL that @sesamestreet has a Twitter

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      1. KJKofsuske‏ @VadersValkyrie 12 Dec 2012
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        . @neiltyson just retweeted @sesamestreet . The Internet can shut down now.

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      1. Maggie Ringland‏ @Margiemargaret1 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet Thank You, big bird.

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      1. Don Groves‏ @dgpdx 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson If we had a logical calendar, there would be 13 moonths in a year; 28 days per moonth; one leap day per year and 2 every 4 yrs.

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      1. Fabian‏ @despiteefforts 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson @sesamestreet What about the number 20? Or rather 2012? (And for, Java programmers, the number 11?)

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