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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Jul 2014

    The @UPS tracking uses 17 digits & one letter. Enough for 2.6 quintillion packages. That's 370 million per person on Earth.

    7:38 PM - 29 Jul 2014
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      2. Megan Amram‏ @meganamram 29 Jul 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson do u ever make up facts for fun 2 c if people notice???

        10 replies 42 retweets 360 likes
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      1. Hallowillis‏Verified account @damnyouwillis 29 Jul 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @UPS Well, I do buy a lot of Transformers.

        0 replies 6 retweets 31 likes
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      1. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 29 Jul 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @UPS One is a check digit, so only room for 37 million packages per person. Better order now before supplies run low.

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      2. Omega Point Theorem™‏ @piCcube 2 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @UPSpic.twitter.com/ReWkMX4Xxr

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
      3. Ben Claridge‏ @BenClaridge 2 Aug 2014
        Replying to @piCcube

        @piCcube @neiltyson @UPS because physics is everything! Everything is a branch of physics!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Omega Point Theorem™‏ @piCcube 3 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BenClaridge

        @BenClaridge @neiltyson @UPS indeed

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      1. komocode‏ @komocode 29 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson @UPS will 1Z turn into 2A in our lifetime?

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      1. Benjamin Wojcik‏ @weezyrider 29 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson @ups TRACKING #: 1Z XXX XXX YY ZZZZ ZZZC X = Shipper's Account # Y = Service Code Z = Shipper's Reference # C = Check Digit

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      2. sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏‏ @BadPhysics 29 Jul 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @UPS 1Z xxx xxx yy zzzz zzz c xxx xxx: shipper yy: service code zzzz zzz: package identifier c: how much to damage the package

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Jack Nelson‏ @jack_dot_bin 29 Jul 2014
        Replying to @BadPhysics

        @BadPhysics @neiltyson @UPS c is a constant numerical boolean. It's always 1.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Quantum TOE™ [INTEL]‏ @QuantumToE 31 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson @UPSpic.twitter.com/1ES61qdYno

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      1. Garrett Andritz‏ @Thurdeye 29 Jul 2014
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        .@neiltyson @UPS my girlfriend just reached her quota.

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      1. David Randolph‏ @drandolph 29 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson @UPS That must be why my packages always get "lost"

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      1. Doug Dugan‏ @dougdugan 29 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson @UPS Almost enough for my wife

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      1. Quantum TOE™ [INTEL]‏ @QuantumToE 3 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson @UPSpic.twitter.com/IH8F2KD9e8

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      2. Omega Point Theorem™‏ @piCcube 3 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @UPS Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why have you prohibited me from commenting on your posts? I cannot respond with comments or photos.

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      4. Omega Point Theorem™‏ @piCcube 3 Aug 2014
        Replying to @AeshaMiller

        @AeshaMiller @neiltyson @UPS indeed

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Better Call Paul!‏ @bettercallpaul4 30 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson @UPS Cool! Somebody send me something.

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