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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Nov 2014

    #WhenIWasYourAge: There were ten known asteroids with orbits crossing Earth's. Now, we know more than ten-thousand.

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/538447001734500352 …

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      1. Kevin Humphrey‏ @TheKevo23 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson when you were my age, Pluto was a planet.

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      1. DT ‏ @dmtnybk 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge if I liked a girl I made her a mix tape.

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      2. Jeff Allen‏ @TamronTechJeff 28 Nov 2014
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        “@neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge: There were ten known asteroids with orbits crossing Earth's. Now, we know more than ten-thousand.” Boom!

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      1. Luke Warman‏ @thedangerine 20 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson yeah i read the pluto files so i already knew that

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      1. Joey K‏ @theJman420 12 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson not if but when and when the time comes I hope to have front row seats to watch the ants scatter

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      1. Hairy Melvin‏ @hairymelvin 1 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson @Atheist_Eh Oh yeah? Name them!

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      1. david hestand‏ @HestandDavid 30 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson remember how that carbon got on everything? And people could read what you typed.

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      1. Balrog's Lair‏ @BalrogsLair 30 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson My favorite thing to lecture about! I just introduced a high school class to Tunguska and the K-T impact events. Eyes were wide!

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      1. D.J. Pandora‏ @thisismetyping 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Are you trying to tell us they are planning an attack?

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      1. Richard Buendorf‏ @BUENDORF 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YOl6_53SsCk&autoplay=1 …

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      1. Pallab De‏ @indyan 29 Nov 2014
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        RT @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge: There were ten known asteroids with orbits crossing Earth's. Now, we know more than ten-thousand.

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      1. SapioSpiritual‏ @SapioSpiritual 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson those things are breeding faster then rabbits

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      1. Linda Beckman‏ @lin4869 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson I used to do government forms requiring 7 carbons! A mistake was so annoying, especially if I erased too hard through the paper.

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      1. Ron Walker‏ @RonWalk06375892 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson an you some how find a letting everyone know where can find this information.

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      1. Doug Kelso‏ @darkpoole 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson WhenIWasYourAge there were NO extrasolar planets.

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