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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Nov 2015

    FYI: The year 2015 contains three "Friday the 13ths”. Happens once per decade or so. One or two is more typical in a year.

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      2. John Pellegrini  🌱‏ @HampshireVegan 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson What's the largest number of Friday the 13th's there have been in one calendar year? Is three the max?

        3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Adrien‏ @adriscb14 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @HampshireVegan

        @HampshireVegan @neiltyson Yes, there can't be more than 3 friday the 13th a year !

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. John Pellegrini  🌱‏ @HampshireVegan 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @adriscb14

        @adriscb14 Thanks, spent a little while trying to figure it out myself.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. J. Patrick Rollo  🥑‏ @ThePatrickRollo 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I guess it's the same for Saturday the 14ths?

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      1. Eduardo Hinojosa‏ @lalo_xyloto 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson superstitious people must be dying inside

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      1. AJ Jefferies‏ @moonjam 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson I read this and my legs fell off #spooky

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      2. Jim Hayes‏ @jim_hayes 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @Radiolab so I guess defending my PhD on this day makes it a little more special and less ominous. Thanks for the encouragement.

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      3. Radiolab‏Verified account @Radiolab 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @jim_hayes

        @jim_hayes good luck!!

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      1. jen phillips‏ @jenwasp 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Q. What does Friday the 13th mean? A. Saturday is the 14th Our wonderful,, and slightly daft, ancient calendar

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      1. Serious Hat‏ @adlerelle 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson Third time's the charm!

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      1. УЛЬТРА НАШЕЙ РОДИНЫ‏ @ultra_v1olence 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson Jason's got a lot of work, poor guy

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      2. Eugenio.‏ @eperezcampione 13 Nov 2015
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        @nicobrennan quiero tener un perro que se llame @neiltyson

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      3. Nico Br‏ @nicobrennan 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @eperezcampione

        @eperezcampione neildegrassetyson pero que sea negro y gordo

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      4. Eugenio.‏ @eperezcampione 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @nicobrennan

        @nicobrennan como black krillin

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      2. Shannon d‏ @Whoseisthis 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson also of note there are no Friday the 13th's in 2016

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      3. jimmy g‏ @jimmy522 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Whoseisthis

        @Whoseisthis @neiltyson Friday,May 13 th

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      4. Shannon d‏ @Whoseisthis 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @jimmy522

        @jimmy522 @neiltyson Good call! My bad....thanks!

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      2. Ben Marks‏ @benmarks 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson wow, what are the odds?

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      3.  🍁Autumnal Hossafy 🍁‏ @hossafy 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @benmarks

        @benmarks @neiltyson about once per decade, cmon bro, read!

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      4. Ben Marks‏ @benmarks 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @hossafy

        @hossafy @neiltyson ...Twitter needs a joke font.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Jake Daly‏ @Kryosquid 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @benmarks

        @benmarks @hossafy @neiltyson what the fuck even is that emoji?

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      6.  🍁Autumnal Hossafy 🍁‏ @hossafy 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Kryosquid

        @Kryosquid @benmarks @neiltyson it's now the "This tweet is a joke" emoji.

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