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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Nov 2014

    #WhenIWasYourAge: There were hardly any one-way streets.

    12:37 PM - 28 Nov 2014
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    65 replies 188 retweets 903 likes
      1. Marshall Henderson‏ @RDAwesome 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson There still aren't any if you're committed enough.

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      2. NewOrleanIan‏ @IanMolony 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge: Phones were rotary.

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      3. iuliana schraut‏ @VialOfDreams 28 Nov 2014
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        @IanMolony @neiltyson True.

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      1. Jimbo Dim the Lights  👻  🌘‏ @jimoutofbennies 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge: The glove compartment of the car had maps in it, you know, in case you needed to know how to get somewhere.

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      1. Graham Chivers  ✏️‏ @deepgreendesign 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson According to the #Laws of #Physics, your age is impossible, Neil. #YesIDid.

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      1. Rose-Marie Holt  ✌️ 💖 🌺 ✊‏ @Rose_Marie_Holt 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson you did not live in Boise Idaho man.

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      1. Violet W—MAGA‏ @geekiestwoman 28 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson That's totally your imagination, or where you were living.

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 26 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/538431420020957187 …

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      1. shalla‏ @spacecheetos 26 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson except in DC.... they have always been evil like that

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      1. astandy‏ @astandy 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson There was no traffic. Even NYC was navigable when I was a teen.

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      1. Joseph Laning‏ @JCLaning 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson These WhenIWasYourAge tweets are fantastic but maybe it's because I'm close to your age.

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      1. Lee Heath‏ @TacomaTalks 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge there were no such things as "round-a-bouts".

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      1. Karen Petronis‏ @klpbirds 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Say what? I am a month older than you and grew up with plenty of one-way streets...

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      1. Cheetah Pizza‏ @CheetahPizzas 28 Nov 2014
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        #WhenIWasYourAge Sunday Drives were made to Downtown L.A. Skidrow showing why I needed to study hard in school. @NeilTyson

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      1. Jake Brooks‏ @JakeBrooks665 28 Nov 2014
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        What a glorious time that must have been... RR @neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge: There were hardly any one-way streets.

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      1. ArthurConanDoyle‏ @Suzyluvsbenfold 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson not in my town 😭

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      1. David Erik Nelson‏ @SquiDaveo 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson … have been phased out. It never dawned on me that it was b/c 1way streets were an urban development fad.

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      1. David Erik Nelson‏ @SquiDaveo 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson I don't know why, but this is the one that blew me away. When I was a kid there were lots of 1ways, most of which …

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