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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Nov 2014

    #WhenIWasYourAge: Looking up somebody's number in the Phone Book was only one of a dozen household uses for it.

    1:48 PM - 28 Nov 2014
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      1. Lando Kardashian‏ @LandoKardashian 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson The digital age isn't good for everyone. What do short people sit on to reach the dinner table, a stack of Kindles?

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      1. Shawnee´ Gibbs‏ @shawneegibbs 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson The phone book was the holy grail of the 8 year old prank caller. #WhenIWasYourAge

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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/538449268072136704 …

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      1. paulbrislen‏Verified account @paulbrislen 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson I use mine every day. Monitor is the perfect height now.

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      1. notEhlana‏ @Ehlana_Queen 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson And if they did not answer you had to try again later.

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      1. LCox‏ @LCox_Eugene 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Booster seat!

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      1. Arleen Alleman‏ @aallemanwrites 10 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson And tin foil was made from tin.

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      1. Road Not Taken‏ @yoohooair 6 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson - booster seat in the car!

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      1. Barry Y‏ @yrraByrraB 1 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson Shin pads!

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      1. Carole Dorsey‏ @carole_dorsey 1 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson yes, and we won't think of some of the other uses this book had...

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      1. astandy‏ @astandy 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson and you could pick up the phone to use and hear 2 unknown people already talking on it. Ours was the double ring, ring-ring.

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      1. Mimi Greenberg-Boby‏ @Maven1944 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson It was used as my "Booster Chair". The only thing that held it to the chair was my tush sitting on it.

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      1. Corpus Grimm‏ @LoRDeOfTHeHoRDe 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson TheCellPhoneAge & its(accidental)eradication of theLandline phone, gave rise 2 the end of the city "PHONEBOOK".#Baskinthespectrum

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      1. Dani Gee‏ @DanisYellis 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson what were the others?

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      1. JGarner420  🌐‏ @jgarner420 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson don't forget how usefull the Sears catalog was aswell :-)

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      1. Charlie Morris‏ @cpmorris1001 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson When my grandmother moved to Bixby OK, her phone number was 6 :-)

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      1. Dixon Robertson‏ @wdrlaw 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson So...what were ten of the others?

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      1. MostlySinistral‏ @adelach 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Also handy as booster seat.

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