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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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New York City
haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Dec 2012

    Looking Good So Far: 6:45pm ET, Dec 21, 2012. In 15 minutes, 12 time zones - half the world - will have already begun Dec 22.

    3:45 PM - 21 Dec 2012
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      2. Hillary G Kwiatek‏ @hillarykwiatek 21 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Ah, but not the Yucatan Peninsula!!! ;-)

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      3. The Specter of Miles Kwiatek‏ @MandHF 21 Dec 2012
        Replying to @hillarykwiatek

        @hillarykwiatek IT. IS. NOT. HAPPENING.

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      2. Joan Walsh‏Verified account @joanwalsh 21 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson whew, thanks!

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      3. Not My President‏ @SOLIDDemocrat 21 Dec 2012
        Replying to @joanwalsh

        @joanwalsh @neiltyson Where is Boehner? Does he have a foil covered colander on his head waiting to see if he is still speaker?

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. Minor Planet Center‏ @MinorPlanetCtr 21 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Mayan Empire was UTC-6 time zone, so ET-1. If you're still around by 1am ET, then we're good. Merry New Mayan Calendar, Neil!

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      1. Human Phil‏ @Zombie_Phil 21 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Nearly 2:00am here in Africa. Nothing unusual to report.

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      2. lizaj‏ @lizaj 21 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Must tell you that my son called me to say that he won't call to say "I love you. Goodbye" until Neil deGrass Tyson sez it's time

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      3. lizaj‏ @lizaj 21 Dec 2012
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        @lizaj @neiltyson So proud that I insisted on real science when he was growing up.

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      1. Sheilah‏ @Shebiegirl 22 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Not seeing an update. Guess we all made it - you???

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      1. Leonardo Argandona‏ @rgandona 22 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson FYI the world ended last night at 23:59:59 and started all over again at 00:00:00, who knows when our next doomsday is

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      1. Will Kriski‏ @willkriski 22 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson amazing how ancient myths turn out to be false. What other big ones are still out there? hint - people wrote them in books ;)

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      1. wgheller‏ @wgheller 22 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson how about we declare 12-22-12 apocalypse accountability day? All the doomsayers atone for the hysteria the caused. Just sayin'

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      1. Sean Hixson‏ @SeanHixson 22 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Well obviously it doesn't matter unless it happens to America.

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      1. LucyAKACecilia‏ @LucyAKACecilia 22 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Lol, huh. : )

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      1. �̩͉͙͇̒ͤ̐̍̆̊̔͜�͚͚̘͓̖̎ͩ̽̂ͦ�̟̟̱̮̫̖͉̿̎͋�̜̹̰͙�͖̣͙̻̬�̊ͯ͑‏ @ElliottMahler 21 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson You're cheating! If you ended up being wrong, nobody would be around to call you on it!

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      1. Nell Hansen‏ @nellhansen 21 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Didn't the Mayan calendar change days, and thus b'ak'tuns, at SUNRISE local time? That was now 18 hours ago.

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