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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Apr 2014

    Apr13: On this date in 2029 stadium-sized asteroid Apophis buzz-cuts Earth at 45,000 km/hr below our communication satellites

    1:00 PM - 13 Apr 2014
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      2. Jai Brooks‏Verified account @JaiBrooks1 13 Apr 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        chuck me a cheeky follow @neiltyson

        800 replies 1,896 retweets 4,064 likes
      3. Jai Brooks‏Verified account @JaiBrooks1 13 Apr 2014
        Replying to @JaiBrooks1

        HOLY SHIT U BLOCKED ME LOL SORRY FOR SHOWING LOVE SO CRUEL OF ME @neiltyson

        1,829 replies 3,166 retweets 6,146 likes
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      1. HANDMAID‏ @sapienist 13 Apr 2014
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        .@neiltyson Here's hoping no one displaced any decimals in THAT calculation!

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      2. gabba gabba‏ @gabbicoyne 13 Apr 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: Apr13: On this date in 2029 stadium-sized asteroid Apophis buzz-cuts Earth at 45,000 km/hr below our communication satellites”

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      3. Elena Carrasco‏ @elenaacarr 13 Apr 2014
        Replying to @gabbicoyne

        @gabbicoyne @neiltyson Neil it's her birthday give her a shout out!!!

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      2. Erin Lindsay‏ @ErinELindsay 13 Apr 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Wait. What? This sounds bad. RT @neiltyson: On this date in 2029 stadium-sized asteroid Apophis buzz-cuts Earth @ 45k km/hr below satellites

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      1. rasheedah.west‏ @MementoPic 18 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson What will that mean?

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      1. Dwayne‏ @earthventure1 16 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson apophis is the serpent in ancient Egypt. Any correlation?

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      1. BrianScott‏ @snootsfromBrian 13 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson how close? Are we talking might hit Mir

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      1. Greg Huegerich‏ @huegerich 13 Apr 2014
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        .@neiltyson My 13yr old says "that's not that fast, relatively. Are they trying to scare people?" :) Yes, they watch #cosmos every week

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      1. Walter Sego‏ @Walters_Ego 13 Apr 2014
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        @taylashae Mt @neiltyson: Apr13, 2029 stadium-sized asteroid Apophis buzz-cuts Earth at 45,000 km/hr below our communication satellites

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      1. Fan ✨ 💞‏ @fantazia17 13 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson how could u block @JaiBrooks1 he is amazing if he asked me to follow him I would of been like HELL YA!!!! And then DM him

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      1. Stephen Fasnacht‏ @ste_fas 13 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson I am sure we will start worrying about it in about December 2028. #Merica

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      1. assah  ✨‏ @ALMAYASSAH 13 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson u got kik?

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      1. Star Trek Fan One‏ @USSCompromise 13 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson please help us free political prisoner Leonard Peltier http://www.leonardpeltier.info/petition 

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      1. Bulking All Autumn‏ @BDaMonsta 13 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Apr13: On this date in 2029 stadium-sized asteroid Apophis buzz-cuts Earth at 45,000 km/hr below our communication satellites”😎

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