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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 1 Apr 2013

    April Fool's day is more fun when you read something that you think is a joke but is actually true.

    11:04 AM - 1 Apr 2013
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      1. matt roeder‏ @DocRoeder 1 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: April Fool's day is more fun when you read something that you think is a joke but is actually true.”

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      1. Ki Whelan‏ @MrKreeg 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson Tell that to Pluto...

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      1. Jeffrey Kafer  🎙 📗‏ @JeffreyKafer 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson last year a friend announced her pregnancy on April Fools. I laughed and called BS. But it turned out to be true. Hilarity...

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      1. Jason Febery‏ @JasonFebery 1 Apr 2013
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        Like http://bit.ly/13LRiKk ? RT @neiltyson April Fool's day is more fun when you read something you think is a joke but is actually true.

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      2. Miss Patricia Steere‏ @misssteere 1 Apr 2016
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        @neiltyson Like "the earth is flat"?

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      2. Josh Coleman  📎‏ @3SOB 1 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        RT @neiltyson: April Fool's day is more fun when you read something that you think is a joke but is actually true.

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      3. Rob Stukenborg‏ @stukeyx2 1 Apr 2013
        Replying to @3SOB

        @3SOB sort of like the Grizzlies signing Keyon Dooling?

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      4. Josh Coleman  📎‏ @3SOB 1 Apr 2013
        Replying to @stukeyx2

        @stukeyx2 Exactly like that, only not, because that signing makes me sad. #FreeTonyWroten

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      5. Rob Stukenborg‏ @stukeyx2 1 Apr 2013
        Replying to @3SOB

        @3SOB boy you read my mind. Nothing against Dooling, but I wanna see my guy Tony Wroten play.

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      1. b yen‏ @jumplive 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson @Astro_Flow @sciam @wired @nytimesscience Archaeology BS detector works, NASA/Astronomy CORRUPTION/IGNORANCE lacks Peer Review..!

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      1. b yen‏ @jumplive 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson @Astro_Flow @sciam @wired @nytimesscience http://bit.ly/10tKNpi  DrParcak/Archaeology "outed" pyridiot, NASA/Astronomy in DENIAL!

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      1. b yen‏ @jumplive 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson @Astro_Flow @sciam @wired @nytimesscience http://bit.ly/16h8BPf  "pyridiot" amateurs in Archaeology, NASA/Astronomy still denial!

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      1. Grand Prix Diary‏ @GrandPrixDiary 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson Like this...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21991622 …

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      1. David Brady‏ @dbrady 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson Heh. That would be Poe's Law Day...

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      1. LowAnimal‏ @LowAnimal 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson Like Drones?

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      1. Phillip‏ @PhillipAlpha 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson thats how i felt when i read an article about spring happening soon..

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      1. Sono Chi No Sadame‏ @DontFixMySmile 1 Apr 2013
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        “@neiltyson: April Fool's day is more fun when you read something that you think is a joke but is actually true.” Austin Carlile

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      1. Dave Barrack‏ @grrlpowercomic 1 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson I hope against hope that we discover alien life someday in the future on April 1st.

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