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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Sep 2014

    Just passed my 4000th tweet -- an arbitrary moment enhanced by base-ten. Thanks to all for interest in these mental musings.

    2:28 PM - 28 Sep 2014
    • 1,099 Retweets
    • 5,484 Likes
    • Brenda Saunder Dorothy Pearcy Watson Mary Raffaele Concilio Nooiceza HaHa Lucy Thomsen Kp Nicole Duron Gulsah
    254 replies 1,099 retweets 5,484 likes
      1. Bonnie Burton‏Verified account @bonniegrrl 28 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson: Thanks for making Twitter SMARTER! We need you in our Twitter feed!

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      1. D. D. Syrdal  🦇 🎃‏ @DDSyrdal 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson You're just getting warmed up! ;)

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      1. Dr24horrors‏ @Dr24hours 28 Sep 2014
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        Passed? Like, through GI tract? MT @neiltyson: Just passed my 4000th tweet -- an arbitrary moment enhanced by base-ten.

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      1. tinybaby‏ @tinybaby 28 Sep 2014
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        What other kind are there Neil @neiltyson

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      1. k‏ @joemt_11 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson 4 * 10^3

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      2. Nate Oooooooo  👻‏ @nnnnnnnn 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Congratulations on your 10th tweet from those of us who count in base 4000

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      3. jefe in flux‏ @ElJefe1239 28 Sep 2014
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        Nate beat me to the base 4000 joke! @nnnnnnnn @neiltyson

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      4. Nate Oooooooo  👻‏ @nnnnnnnn 28 Sep 2014
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        @Jefepeterson @neiltyson oh no I'm not alone

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      1. Philip Phares‏ @mr_phar3s 29 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @StarTalkRadio Awsome! Thank you for being such a vocal and visible champion of science. The worlds better for it!

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      1. Eric Gradman‏ @egradman 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson when I turned 32 I lamented that I could no longer count my years on one hand

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      1. Ross Campbell III‏ @rosscampbell 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson 1st tweet ever: Mar 21, 2006. On Cosmic Calendar, about two hundredths of a second before midnight on Dec 31

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      1. Gilbert Gigliotti‏ @CTHalfWit 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @drurbanski An interesting verb choice in "passed." You make it sound like a kidney stone. ;)

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      1. Sinergia Sin Control‏ @fred_SSC 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson #10fingersAnniversaries

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      1. richard thiccson‏ @cspinnzz 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson you're awesome

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      1. Dean‏ @TheDudeInSF 28 Sep 2014
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        .@neiltyson I'd say at least 2000 of those account for a portion of my tweets. #retweet

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      1. Spooky McRookerson‏ @JMRooker 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I've gone past 64K. Base-eight ftw.

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