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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Dec 2014

    December 20, 1975: 17 years old, I visited Carl Sagan at Cornell University. His Appt. Book that day.pic.twitter.com/tlWgQwsrqO

    8:10 PM - 20 Dec 2014
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      1.  🕷️ 👻 🦇 Coroner Manning  🦇 👻 🕷️‏ @AConnorManning 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I'm not crying you're crying @neiltyson

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      1. Reply Guyute‏ @Moomoomoo1 20 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson blaze it

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      2. PaTrick or Treat Connor‏ @PatrickMConnor 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Boss.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Disney's Alan Alda‏ @thomasdkeiser 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @PatrickMConnor

        @VoiceOfBeard @neiltyson He had great taste in appointments, and appointment books.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. PaTrick or Treat Connor‏ @PatrickMConnor 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @thomasdkeiser

        @keisertroll @neiltyson Impressive all around. I'd buy the first few beers anyway

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      2. Christopher Pumpkins  🎃‏ @ChrisPerkinsDnD 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson You stole Carl Sagan's appointment book?!

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Villain Zimmerman‏ @dylzim 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @ChrisPerkinsDnD

        @ChrisPerkinsDnD I think @neiltyson was gifted it, though I like the mental image of Mission Imposible Tyson sneaking into Sagan's office.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. NYPinTAaaaa 👻‏ @NYPinTA 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Lesson: smart people have horrible hand writing too.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Gloria Kennedy Fleck‏ @mssenator 21 Dec 2014
        Replying to @NYPinTA

        @nypinta @neiltyson Thx for info. I must be a genius cause I can't interpret my own handwriting.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Isaac Alonzo‏ @makatron 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I am sure Carl would be proud of what you do right now, he was awesome indeed

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      2. Pullback Leeson  🐍‏ @GekkoLeeson 21 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson @mis2centavos y acá tenes la carta que le escribió Sagan ese añopic.twitter.com/6ChoAR8y0J

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      3. @DrM47145 ™‏ @DrM47145 21 Dec 2014
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        @GekkoLeeson @mis2centavos Jedi always come in pairs; a master, and his apprentice.

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      1. Carlos‏ @CarlosMartin_ 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I always wanted to met Sagan. His 'Cosmos' book is right now at my side. You were very lucky. I miss him, too.

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      2. Archibald Tuttle‏ @DeadPrecariat 20 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson Carl Sagan wouldn't shill for Monsanto, Neil.

        4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Ricardo Henriques‏ @R_A_Henriques 20 Dec 2014
        Replying to @DeadPrecariat

        @DeadPrecariat @neiltyson while I'm as dissapointed as anyone about his words on GMOs, I'm not sure I'd call him a shill. Uninformed maybe.

        4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Andy McKee‏Verified account @TheRealMcKee 20 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson An artifact of note. What a wonderful feeling you must be experiencing!

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      1. Dawn Sumner‏ @sumnerd 20 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson This is an extremely important story! For many reasons! : )

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      1. Archibald Tuttle‏ @DeadPrecariat 20 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson You're never going to live that down until you recant impressively. You know that, right?

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