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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Dec 2015

    December 21 / 22: Happy Summer Solstice to 15% of all Humans and 100% of free Penguins who dwell in the Southern Hemisphere.

    8:48 PM - 21 Dec 2015
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    170 replies 4,146 retweets 8,339 likes
      1. rhbaby‏ @rhbaby 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson All penguins should be free. VIVA LA WADDLERS!

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      1. Jen McGowan‏Verified account @IAmJenMcG 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson someone in the Southern Hemisphere is giving away penguins?! Awesome!!!

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      2. James Garcia Alver‏ @JayAlver 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson it's like 99.5%, some penguins live north of the equator in the northern Galapagos!

        1 reply 2 retweets 13 likes
      3. Blockchain Mahoovin‏ @groovinmahoovin 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @JayAlver

        @JayAlver @neiltyson some also live in pittsburgh

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      2. MVP‏Verified account @The305MVP 21 Dec 2015
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        I love this guy! --> @neiltyson #TheForceAwakens

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      2.  💜 S a b e r c h e e  💙‏ @MasadaChee 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Do you mean to say 85% of the human population lives on the northern hemisphere? Wow o.o

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      3.  🕸 🎃Spooky 🦇Guillotines 🎃 🕸‏ @heypayattn 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @MasadaChee

        @KingMasada @BrettaApplebaum @neiltyson Isn't that interesting? Most of us live in the north.

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      4. Vichy Trump du Putin‏ @BrettaApplebaum 24 Dec 2015
        Replying to @heypayattn

        @heypayattn ...no wonder I'm uncomfortable. @KingMasada @neiltyson

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      5.  🕸 🎃Spooky 🦇Guillotines 🎃 🕸‏ @heypayattn 24 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BrettaApplebaum

        @BrettaApplebaum @KingMasada @neiltyson stay warm, winter is coming.

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      6. Vichy Trump du Putin‏ @BrettaApplebaum 24 Dec 2015
        Replying to @heypayattn

        @heypayattn @KingMasada @neiltyson IIRC, winter started yesterday, but no problem, its been too cold for months.

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      1. space octopus‏ @OhMeadhbh 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson and let's not forget the virtual penguins who spontaneously come into existence to balance penguin superposition equations.

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      1. Druid Squirrel‏ @druidsquirrel 21 Dec 2015
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        Gotta love that @neiltyson tweeted his Solstice message at the exact minute of astronomical solstice.

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      1. Space Shuttle Almanac‏ @ShuttleAlmanac 24 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson CORRECTION 99.999 percent actually. A small number of Galapagos Penguins live above the equator! Science!pic.twitter.com/FK4pJ1zMBB

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      1. Brett‏ @Brett_Davis15 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson December 21st is also my birthday! Yeah!

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      1. ॐ•Christie•ॐ‏ @ChristieSzRelax 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/X3jeqJExar

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      1. Edward Falzon‏ @EdwardFalzon 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Ta. Nice of you to remember we penguins.

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      1. Kaushik Kalyanaraman‏ @kaushik_k_ 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Right at this time, 11.49 pm (local), is the winter solstice but I guess I can't state it better than @neiltyson !

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