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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Dec 2013

    Dec 21: The day with the least sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere — which means days get longer, not shorter, in the winter.

    9:02 AM - 21 Dec 2013
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      2. Troy Gilbert‏ @troygilbert 21 Dec 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I don't get it.

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      3. Marcos‏ @cousboi 21 Dec 2013
        Replying to @troygilbert

        @troygilbert @neiltyson If today is the day with the least amount of sunlight, then the rest of the days in winter have to have more

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      4. Troy Gilbert‏ @troygilbert 21 Dec 2013
        Replying to @cousboi

        @itsmarcoshere @neiltyson Oh, gotcha. They grow longer through winter, but grew shorter while moving toward the first of winter. 👍

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      2. Margit Detweiler‏Verified account @Margit 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson and Dec 21 is @gigajellyroll birthday! Mind wishing him a happy bday?

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      3. Raven Oak‏ @raven_oak 21 Dec 2013
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        @Margit @neiltyson @gigajellyroll My birthday too! Happy Birthday to all of us solstice babies!

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      2. eightzero‏ @eightzero 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Didn't I read somewhere that it was the solstice that wiped out the dinosaurs?

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      3. (((David Brower)))‏ @dbrower 21 Dec 2013
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        @eightzero @neiltyson It was the globe-circling cloud -following- the Solstice impact that killed dinosaurs. Humans hid in caves.

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      4. strbuk‏ @strbuk 21 Dec 2013
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        @dbrower @eightzero @neiltyson They hid in caves and invented distilling

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      5. eightzero‏ @eightzero 21 Dec 2013
        Replying to @strbuk

        @strbuk @dbrower @neiltyson somehow jesus survived though. He rode dinosaurs like in the museums.

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      1. Richard Osborne‏ @RichardOsborne2 22 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson @LauraLeeBiology still 24 hours though? Sorry, couldn't resist :-)

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      1. Fia Winters‏ @FiaWinters 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson It is celebrated by Iranians as "Shabeh Yalda". Persian holiday before Islam came in. Happy Yalda! http://www.farsinet.com/norooz/yalda.html …

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      1. Nana Kwame Anthony‏ @serendipnana 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Yup then Spring and Tiger roam, and lay theirs head on Flowers #haiku

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      1. L May‏ @LDMay 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson Which is why this native Floridian loves the winter solstice.

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      1.  🚫 🧢‏ @_not_alex 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson when is winter’s “official” beginning?

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      1. Elyse Salpeter‏ @elysesalpeter 21 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson @MikeLuoma All I know is that it all gets better from here on out - every day closer to spring. I'm going with that!

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      1. Maldição do Jaque‏ @malditojaque 26 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson and it's my b-day :D Dr. Tyson, thanks to a kick-ass PhD teacher here in Brazil, I met your kick-ass work. Best gift ever.

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      1. brian‏ @atheistalaskan 25 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson depends on when your winter "started" here in #ak its been winter for about 8 weeks. :) merry xmas love all your work sir

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      1. Veggiewitch‏ @theveggiewitch 24 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson wonderful #WinterSolstice ❤

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      1. Александр‏ @napalm_f 22 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson а разве не 22 Dec?

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      1. Foametheus‏ @Foametheus 22 Dec 2013
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        @neiltyson @GameOfThrones Winter is Going.

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