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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 May 2015

    I wonder who was the first person to see a bird soaring high above & think it a good idea to capture it and lock it in a cage

    8:19 PM - 23 May 2015
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      2. Nick Wendel‏ @nfwendel 23 May 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Tom Brady.

        3 replies 7 retweets 66 likes
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      2. Mad Maxican‏ @johnnysilva79 23 May 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson 100 bucks says he/she worked for @SeaWorld.

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      2. jesse vega‏ @CosmicTropic 23 May 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson the same person that saw a tree and tore it down to burn it

        2 replies 3 retweets 29 likes
      3. Luke Hester‏ @LukeAlanHester 23 May 2015
        Replying to @CosmicTropic

        @CosmicTropic @neiltyson yeah they should've just let the tree be because its life is more important. Screw survival

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. jesse vega‏ @CosmicTropic 23 May 2015
        Replying to @LukeAlanHester

        @LukeAlanHester @neiltyson the tree would have probably gone out to break a rock, I'm not faulting the guy that tore it down haha

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      1. Michael Crawford‏ @MiklCraw4d 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson Probably someone really hungry

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      1. Telefon Tel Aviv‏Verified account @telefontelaviv 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson the world has a sordid history of straight up dicks.

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      1. Lark Rothko  💕‏ @steviehowl 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson This is why we love you.

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      2. Jason Martin‏ @jasonact 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson I don't think it was the soaring they wanted to capture; it was the song.

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      2. John Patrick‏ @john_pat_rick 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson I bet you are fun at cocktail parties

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      1. the lukas‏ @LucasDeLucas 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson maybe the first locked bird was injured

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      1. Paul Sweet‏ @pablo_dulce 27 May 2015
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        .@neiltyson more importantly who was first to see a bird, capture it and describe it? Perhaps #Aristotle who described 170 species in 350 BC

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      1. Muzzlewump‏ @Muzzlewump 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson maybe a scientist did for study. Don't get me wrong... I'm #TeamScience & #teamDeGrasseTyson so I get your point.

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      1. Hannibal Lecter 🌊‏ @Humanitarian66 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson I wonder who was the first Roman to hear a nightingale and think: "Wow, I bet its tongue tastes delicious!"

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      1. Daniel Mirolli‏ @ddmirolli 23 May 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/hfIaQFQ5jQ

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      1. Spock's Marshmellon‏ @Harshmelllo 23 May 2015
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        @neiltyson Some asshole.

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