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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge Rain Forests were called Jungles. And Wetlands were called Swamps.

    5:28 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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      2. Dave Caolo‏ @davidcaolo 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson And ALL pasta was called "macaroni."

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      2. Bride of Wittgenstein‏ @ForsettisCreed 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson I'm old enough to remember when Pluto was considered a planet.

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      3.  🏳️‍🌈 Momma Jet™ [お母-ちゃん]  🏳️‍🌈‏ @JetTheFurry 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @ForsettisCreed

        @ForsettisCreed Most people that aren't 7 are old enough for that.

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      1. Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band‏Verified account @bigdamnband 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson you are a genius and a grumpy old man despite not being that old. I love it. Me too. (Minus the genius part).

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      1. Ughost‏ @Ugoretz77 5 Oct 2015
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        . @neiltyson and Purple Kush was called reefer.

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      1.  ❌  🇺🇸 love scifi shows  ❌  🇺🇸‏ @loverboy12390 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson were kibbles called bits too

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      2. Stéphanie Rancourt‏ @StephanieRct 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson and there were dinosaurs roaming the jungles according to creationists.

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      1. Zer0Her0‏ @Zer0Her0 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge we got all the stuff from Star Trek, minus the Warp Drives & Alien on Human relationships.

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      1. Marcella J. Kelly‏ @marcellajkelly 5 Oct 2015
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        .@neiltyson I still am wary when anyone calls something a wetland. Immediately I think, uh oh, swamp! #WhenIWasYourAGE

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      1. Lorne Gottschewski‏ @LGottschewski 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge I didn't know I lived in a temperate jungle.

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      1. righteous axe‏ @righteousaxe 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #killinit

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      1. Jessie Gomez‏ @JessieG87723014 24 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson you should make a show Neil, If you haven't done so ...called " When I was your age". Love it.Right on the money...

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      1. yehuditbatya‏ @ohreallynowno 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson And we parked the car in the driveway & drove on the parkway #heyyoukids #getoffmylawn

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      1. K S Reddy ‏ @konisuren58 10 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson hello Neil all your tweets are thought provoking and such tweets definitely give insight into young minds to preserve the nature

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      1. Christopher Dehesa‏ @DehesaChris 9 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Welcome to the rain forest we've got fun and games🎶

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      1. Matthew Halley‏ @MatthewHalley 7 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson We still call them jungles :)

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      1. Freemason Glenn Yurchenko‏ @StationarySpace 7 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson y3p, hm probably. agr33d, nudge, n0d

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