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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 30 Jun 2015

    Leap Second around the world. Arrives in 30 seconds.

    4:59 PM - 30 Jun 2015
    • 1,151 Retweets
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    • Someone ss Abby Quincy Dixon Susan talondsm95 Leon Gold Charlsie Kaye Julene Yuen Sonia Jones
    198 replies 1,151 retweets 3,030 likes
      1. Mark of the Devil‏ @MarkSweeney 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Gaaaarrrrrgh - I blinked and missed it. <sad trombone>

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      1. i’ve never kissed a girl‏ @ProhneLad 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson I'm not ready for this

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      1. Oddmind‏ @cnygreg 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson #NASA: Making your work day longer, one second at a time.

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      1. Timothy Connolly CFA‏ @SconsetCapital 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson Let's do it again!!! Let's do it again!!!

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      1. Darrell  🖖🏽‏ @TheTrekNerd 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson my heart rate doubled for one second

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      1. John Schwartz‏Verified account @jswatz 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson YOU MEAN I HAVEN'T WASTED IT YET? oh, wait. I just did.

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      1. Lynda the Guppy‏ @FishWithSticks 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson That was pretty cool to watch. Lol I'm easily amused.

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      1. darrell‏ @FoxYamaha123 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson annnnnnd it's gone

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      1. Canada Good‏ @CanadaGood 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson Oh shit I missed it. (I was waiting for midnight local time not Greenwich Mean) #leapsecond

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      1. Nev‏ @1Nev1 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson Did I die yet?

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      1. Gary Daniels‏ @Twitch_Doctor44 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson @DanOBrienPoker I spent leap second dialing the area code of an old friend.

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      1. Andrew Miller‏ @heyapm 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson I wasted it :(

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      1. IBookery‏ @ibookery 30 Jun 2015
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        Deja vu second. A glitch in the Matrix @neiltyson

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      1. Rohan Krishnan‏ @rokrishnan 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson It's been a long(er) day.

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      1. Bryant‏ @Biabia1305 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson did I miss it?

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      1. Scott P.E.‏ @scottieimp 30 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson weeee!!!

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      2. Danielle Mingo‏ @DanielleMingo 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: Leap Second around the world. Arrives in 30 seconds.” NOOO I MISSED THE LEAP SECOND WHYYY 😭

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      3. tropical storm em‏ @emileesnevets 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @DanielleMingo

        @DanielleMingo what

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      4. Danielle Mingo‏ @DanielleMingo 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @emileesnevets

        @emileesnevets did you miss the leap second too?

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      5. tropical storm em‏ @emileesnevets 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @DanielleMingo

        @DanielleMingo I don't know what that is :(

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      6. Danielle Mingo‏ @DanielleMingo 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @emileesnevets

        @emileesnevets it's how we've compensated to keep up with time vs the gravitational pull on earth 😬

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      7. tropical storm em‏ @emileesnevets 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @DanielleMingo

        @DanielleMingo o how often does it happen

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      8. Danielle Mingo‏ @DanielleMingo 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @emileesnevets

        @emileesnevets June 30th and December 31.. I'm not sure if it happens every year or every few years though, I think only every few

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      9. tropical storm em‏ @emileesnevets 30 Jun 2015
        Replying to @DanielleMingo

        @DanielleMingo das cool das cool

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