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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Sep 2013

    Superstition Knows No Bounds: Near the campus of MIT in Boston, the 17-floor Microsoft NERD center is missing a 13th floor.

    8:38 AM - 24 Sep 2013
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      1. Aharon Rabinowitz‏Verified account @ABAOProductions 24 Sep 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson shows how much you know. The 13th floor is there, it's just been placed in a pocket dimension.

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      2. Patrick Netherton‏ @PTNetherton 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson As Mitch Hedberg said, "Come on guys on the 14th floor, you know what floor you're really on. If you jump you will die earlier"

        1 reply 4 retweets 10 likes
      3. BrutalMetalRadio‏ @BMRadioCom 24 Sep 2013
        Replying to @PTNetherton

        @PTNetherton @neiltyson thumbs up for Mitch Hedburg quote!

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      4. Patrick Netherton‏ @PTNetherton 25 Sep 2013
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        @BMRadioCom Thanks! He was the best

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      1. Joshua Gans‏Verified account @joshgans 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson Or is that what they want you to think ...

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      2. YouPorn Katie  🐝‏Verified account @YouPorn 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson Sounds less like superstition & more like just another Microsoft mistake to me.

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      1. Katya ᷅\_(ヅ)_/ ᷄‏ @kpcuk 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson :-) . --- . l▓l▓l▓lx-/ ◯ \-xl▓l▓l▓| l▓|▓|▓|x-\ ░ /-x|▓|▓|▓| ` - . - '

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      1. Kevin Ennis‏ @kevincennis 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson To be fair, that might just be a bug. Because… Microsoft.

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      2. Brandon Tomlins‏ @BTomlins 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltysonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dHcvpnjcwI&feature=youtube_gdata_player …

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      2. Clinton‏ @comedy4cast 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson Isn't that more of a function of the architectural firm?

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      2. Josh Atwell‏ @Josh_Atwell 24 Sep 2013
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        @neiltyson that building should have all the floors numbered in binary, including 1101

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      1. Favstar.fm 250★'s‏ @Favstar250 13 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 250★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/382529530105040897 …

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      1. Noah White‏ @noah_white 25 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @dhanji I used to work on the 14th floor of that building so I guess it really was the 13th .. :-)

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      1. Mitch Mercieca‏ @ohlookitsmitch 9 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson you mean they're missing a 17th floor

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