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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Aug 2014

    Happy 75th anniv. to The Wizard of Oz. Gotta love it even though Lions & Tigers & Bears hail from three different continents.

    10:35 AM - 16 Aug 2014
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      1. Dawn Meade‏ @AVDawn 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Detroit, Detroit and Chicago... Sounds like 1 region of 1 continent to me! ;-)

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      1. Rana‏ @starfishncoffee 16 Aug 2014
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        I respect the crucial work you do in science education, but not at the expense of creativity & culture. Not cool. @neiltyson

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      1. Ryan‏ @ressler 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson As I understand it, they all live together.pic.twitter.com/euf8d4sIVd

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      1. Kageyama Satsuki‏ @KageSatsuki 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mth49PbTbrY … :P

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      2. mcrb‏ @czechtwice 16 Aug 2014
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        .@neiltyson so transportation tornado is cool, but your suspension of disbelief ends at something every zoo in the world has accomplished?

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      1. Pavan Srinath‏ @zeusisdead 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Can find plenty of all three in India. #justsaying

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      1. Valerie Wants Halloween  🎃‏ @TwitWittyVal 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Yeah, but the poppies make you forget all about that.....

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      1. Virgil Williams‏Verified account @VirgilWilliams 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Hello? Or the continent of Oz.

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      1. Matthew R Francis‏ @DrMRFrancis 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson There are bears and lions in Asia.

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      1. Michael‏ @renmiked 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson I just assumed they escaped from the Oz Zoo

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      2. Heather‏ @hmaz76 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Right, because realism & authenticity is what they were going for with their witches & flying monkeys. 😜

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      2. martyred‏ @murderedbysjws 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson What bear

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      1. Zina Justiniano‏ @Justathot85635 17 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Not in U.S. sports.

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      1. Ed M.‏ @sugarbeet68 17 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson @VoxPackers First, The Daily Show's spinning globe. Then Titanic's night sky. Now this. R u trying to ruin everything?

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      1. Dani the Girl‏ @theghostcaptain 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson I like pointing out inaccuracies as much as the next guy but, in addition to tigers, there are also bears and lions in Asia.

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