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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge Milk was not yet the farthest thing from the front entrance to your grocery store.

    4:43 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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    115 replies 567 retweets 2,499 likes
      1. Reed Strong, #1 The Season Is Over fan online‏ @reedstrong7 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson They had milk in grocery stores then?

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      1. The Monster‏ @boris3324 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson @JoSantisteban We had milk delivered

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      2.  😺Steph 🐱  🍁 🍃 🍂 🍁‏ @Graypets 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Milk was delivered to my house. We had a special box outside for it.

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. John Rees‏ @jreesnc 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson now that you mention it. It is in the back. Can we calculate the average distance in AU's ?

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      1. Mara Blume‏ @mara_blume 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge Margarine was dyed yellow so the consumer would know it wasn't butter.

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      1. Shawn Plummer‏ @splum6 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson @Wegmans keeps it right up front still, they are awesome!

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      1. me私moiمنmi我mich‏ @duobham 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge the MILKy way was much more visible than it is today. #lightpollution

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      1. Akiva‏ @akiva 5 Oct 2015
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        .@neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge spinning the UHF knob was the fastest way to get your mom mad at you.

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      1. HANDMAID‏ @sapienist 5 Oct 2015
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        .@neiltyson Yes it was. It got delivered to our home which was pretty darn far.

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      1. Timothy Felsky‏ @timfelsky 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson when you were my age milk was at the front entrance to your house.

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      1. Norman Doering‏ @DoeringNorman 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson They use to deliver milk in glass bottles to my parent's door.

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      1. Bryant‏ @evilplasticfork 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson When I was that age, Pluto was still a planet.

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      2. Uncle Ron‏ @nald_mac 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson it was also probably not loaded up with antibiotics and growth hormones like today's milk

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      3. Derek Krzemien‏ @DerekKrzemien 5 Oct 2015
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        @nald_mac @neiltyson glad to see you follow him too!

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      4. Uncle Ron‏ @nald_mac 5 Oct 2015
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        @DerekKrzemien @neiltyson no better source of science and wit on the Internet!

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      1. the hippie‏ @rehmee 15 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson is this what they're talking about when they want to "make America great again" ?

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