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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Aug 2014

    Just to settle it once and for all: Which came first the Chicken or the Egg? The Egg -- laid by a bird that was not a Chicken

    7:18 AM - 20 Aug 2014
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      2. tinybaby‏ @tinybaby 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson yea, it was laid by, my ex wife!!!

        4 replies 10 retweets 69 likes
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      1. Laurie Kenley‏ @lakenley 20 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Bet there was drama in the nest on hatching day. o_O

        0 replies 5 retweets 20 likes
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      2. Dalek Rusty‏ @DalekRusty 20 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson EGGS....

        2 replies 5 retweets 14 likes
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      1.  🕷⅄┴ɹ∀W 🕸‏ @meatballwizard 20 Aug 2014
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        .@neiltyson prove it or I swear I'll read the bible

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      2. Robert Garisto‏ @RobertGaristo 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Okay, I decided to answer Q seriously. It depends on defining characteristics of "the first chicken":pic.twitter.com/DCjodemC1z

        2 replies 3 retweets 2 likes
      3. Robert Garisto‏ @RobertGaristo 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @RobertGaristo

        @neiltyson I guess I should define egg more carefully. How about "egg with the same structure as laid by all chickens." Then it depends. :)

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Davey Shaf-eek!  🦁 🐉 🏳️‍🌈‏ @dshafik 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I have ALWAYS said this. Now I have this tweet to back me up, thanks! :D

        3 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Davey Shaf-eek!  🦁 🐉 🏳️‍🌈‏ @dshafik 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @dshafik

        @neiltyson it all hinges on whether it is a chicken egg because that's what hatches, or if it's a chicken egg because that's what laid it…

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Will McAvoy‏ @WillMcAvoyACN 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Didn't dinosaurs have eggs? Don't they predate chickens?

        9 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
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      4. Will McAvoy‏ @WillMcAvoyACN 20 Aug 2014
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        @chewbacca510 @neiltyson Oh, no. I'm not about to get my ass kicked.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. aloe vera wang‏ @danicexo 20 Aug 2014
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        THANK YOU “@neiltyson: Just to settle it once and for all: the Chicken or the Egg? The Egg -- laid by a bird that was not a Chicken”

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      1. Suzi Urell‏ @SuziUrell 23 Aug 2014
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/ZccGR66Mq0

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      1. Samuel Clay‏ @samuelclay 20 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson as I like to say, the chicken that laid the 100% chicken egg was 99% chicken and 1% pterodactyl.

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      1. MAXIMUM DEREK‏ @neurodivergers 20 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson proto chicken!

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      2. John Bowman-fused-with-fly-in-transporter-accident‏Verified account @johnbowman 20 Aug 2014
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        .@neiltyson No. Probably a fish. Or something fishy. Fish-like.

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