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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Aug 2014

    Happy 75th anniversary to The Wizard of Oz. Good to know (for future reference) that witches are water-soluble.

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      1. Dr. Susan Block‏ @drsuzy 16 Aug 2014
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        from #cosmos to #bonobos... starry-eyed me with starry-tied @neiltyson at last night's #emmys party :) @PrimetimeEmmypic.twitter.com/Za83391wtw

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      1. Jimbo Dim the Lights  👻  🌘‏ @jimoutofbennies 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson That movie has one of my all-time favorite lines in it, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" Religion in a nutshell

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      1. Sean Graham‏ @grahams 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson SPOILERS! :)

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      1. D.J. Connell‏ @ItBodes 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Can we conclude that all witches are water soluble from only one experiment? #WizardofOz

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      1. Steve Dawson‏ @SteveDa44400620 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Not true. My ex-wife went swimming all the time.

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      1. Alex Blewitt  🇬🇧 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @alblue 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson you’ve not seen “Wicked” then :-)

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      1. Matt Parker‏ @CoolSciParker 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Even though she yelled she was melting, she actually sublimated as no puddle was produced. Only gas.

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      1. Duke9555‏ @duke9555 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Water is the universal solvent

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      1. seven deadly furSINias‏ @AdriOfTheDead 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson given the reaction, would you say witches are an acid or a base?

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      1. Boo (The scary boo, not the throwing tomatoes one)‏ @ilovepemmican 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson It says right under their collar, "Dry clean only."

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      1. Senses of Cinema‏ @SensesofCinema 18 Aug 2014
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        RT “@neiltyson: Happy 75th anniversary to The Wizard of Oz. Good to know (for future reference) that witches are water-soluble.”

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      1. Jaycie‏ @thirdtruck 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson @PragmaticAndy And I'm editing my sci-fi take on The Wizard of Oz -- @PlanetOz: The Novel -- even now! http://planetoz.net/kickstarter 

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      1. Will‏ @SirAero 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson water IS the universal solvent

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      1. mommadona™‏ @mommadona 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Only the bad witches ~ ; ) @fuller_derek

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      1. Bill Feger‏ @Impartialone 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson It did not work on my witch!

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      1. Martin R. Gollery‏ @mgollery 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson "I'm dissolving! I'm dissolving!"

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      1. Martin‏ @Nitram_MT 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson She only pretended to melt. She actually went down a trap door. According to Wicked the musical that is

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      1. Christopher Becke‏ @BeckePhysics 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson I think that reaction is chemical, not physical. Can't precipitate a witch.

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      1. Sally Langer‏ @sallylanger 16 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Only bad witches. Important to keep that straight.

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