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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 9 Sep 2014

      When Queen Elizabeth succeeded King George in 1952, I wonder why the United Kingdom wasn't renamed the United Queendom.

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      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 9 Sep 2014

      While I'm there -- I've always wondered why Peking Duck never became Beijing Duck.

      12:30 PM - 9 Sep 2014
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        2. Bill Prady‏Verified account @billprady 9 Sep 2014
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson Same reason we make martinis with Bombay (not Mumbai) gin.

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        1. Alex Howard‏Verified account @digiphile 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson the hype around the dish pekinged too early

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        1. RC (FoO)‏ @shadowbottle 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson And Thaimese cats?

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        1. Adi Tantimedh‏ @lookitmoves 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson Because "Peking" is an anglicization of the Cantonese pronunciation of "Beijing". "Beijing" is Mandarin. "Puck-King" is Cantonese

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        1.  👻 🎃 Icy Dead People  🕸️ 👹‏ @aaronmhill 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson People are more lazy than they are pedantic.

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        1. Styrmann‏ @christianholum 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson why is it still Persian rugs and not Iraqi or Iranian rugs?

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        2. Riot Nrrrd™‏ @CLK55 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson I've always wondered why there are interstate highways in Hawai'i.

          2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
        3. Joseph O'Shea‏ @jposhea 9 Sep 2014
          Replying to @CLK55

          @CLK55 @neiltyson Financial. Calling it an "interstate" means it's federally, not locally, funded.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Riot Nrrrd™‏ @CLK55 9 Sep 2014
          Replying to @jposhea

          @jposhea @neiltyson Darn it, now you spoiled my joke

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        2. Michael's Stuff‏ @cosmictrailer 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson Did you hear about Constantinople?

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        3. Nothing scarier than just plain Shmeggley‏ @shmeggley 9 Sep 2014
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          @thistlehillmedi @neiltyson I hear they got the works, but that's nobody's business but the Turks.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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        1. Geoff Wolinetz‏ @gwolinetz 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson Mumbai Sapphire?

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        2. Erin Clairmont Riley‏ @ErinClairmont 9 Sep 2014
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          “@neiltyson: While I'm there -- I've always wondered why Peking Duck never became Beijing Duck.” @nate_riley

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        4. Erin Clairmont Riley‏ @ErinClairmont 9 Sep 2014
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          @nate_riley my husband is adorable. #ofcourseyouknowthat

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        2. Banjo Pope ✘‏ @BanjoPope 9 Sep 2014
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          @neiltyson Why not ask why the Patriarch of Constantinople isn't called the Patriarch of Istanbul?

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