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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Apr 2014

    RT @SethMacFarlane: The tardigrade thanks you for watching Cosmos.pic.twitter.com/Ap3Cn410WX

    9:29 AM - 14 Apr 2014
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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 14 Apr 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane You're welcome, but that's a Hoover CR-75 vacuum bag.

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      1. 𝒲𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶 𝒦ö𝑒𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓇  〰‏Verified account @willak 14 Apr 2014
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        #SCIENCE “@neiltyson: RT @SethMacFarlane: The tardigrade thanks you for watching Cosmos. pic.twitter.com/8hfxtYcRoc”

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      1. Kathryn Brusco‏ @KathrynBruscoBk 15 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane Next project? An All Neil Conference: deGrasse Tyson, Patrick Harris, Sedaka & Young.

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      1. Kayla Grattan‏ @kayla_grattan 14 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: RT @SethMacFarlane: The tardigrade thanks you for watching Cosmos. pic.twitter.com/lUQbS6TH2U” @the_fuff

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      2. Zenironman 🌋‏ @zenironman 14 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @sethmacfarlane my family and I just watched ep. 2 last night! Why is the tardigrade not the dominant life form on the planet?

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      3. Jane Johnson‏ @seejanereed 14 Apr 2014
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        @zenironman We are behind in watching, too! <whew>

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      2. I'm Carol Ann  💜 💿 😈 🦋 🖖🏼‏ @aDAFTlife 20 Jan 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: RT @SethMacFarlane: The tardigrade thanks you for watching Cosmos. pic.twitter.com/UWJDrQzPir” Is this a real pic or a CG rep?

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      3. Heavy Breathing Cat‏ @BreathingMemes 20 Jan 2015
        Replying to @aDAFTlife

        @aDAFTlife @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane I made a 3D printed Tardigrade:http://shpws.me/zfuy 

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      2. Kristen Aquaman 🔱‏ @Aquaman2014 16 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @jlandmark @SethMacFarlane damn that thing looks weird Can you imagine if it was the size of a big dog

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      3. Credible Justin‏ @jlandmark 16 Apr 2014
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        @Aquaman2014 @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane those things are already crazy enough!!! Survivability for the win!!

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      1. Sujai Kumar‏ @sujaik 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane The tardigrade also wants you to know it doesn't have extensive foreign DNA after all http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/03/23/1600338113 …

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      1. Eva Rose‏ @EvaMaxiRose 16 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane #Cosmos, real food for thought. Has made me reconsider everything I've ever been taught. . .teaching the teacher.

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      1. Dr. Ky‏ @kyleejvz 14 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: RT @SethMacFarlane: The tardigrade thanks you for watching Cosmos. pic.twitter.com/1DwbZ8AXmq” water bears made it to TV! Bout time

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      1. Jason Callina‏ @jcallina 14 Apr 2014
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        .@neiltyson @SethMacFarlane If Seth doesn't start producing a Water Bear sitcom I am going to be miffed.

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      1. Middle Class Warrior‏ @ZeitgeistGhost 29 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane In my next life i want to be a waterbear !!

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      1. Deinara‏ @Deinnara 21 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane It was a lot cuter on the show...Kudos to hair and makeup : ) #Cosmos #CarlSaganIsSmiling

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      1. Jerry Tubb‏ @JerryTubb 16 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane is that the south end of a northbound water bear?

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