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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Dec 2015

    Santa is pale because he’s in the middle of six months of darkness on Earth’s North Pole. And he delivers gifts only at night

    6:43 AM - 25 Dec 2015
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      2. ℣‏ @S_Johnson_ 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson what if he's actually black?

        2 replies 1 retweet 16 likes
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      1. Josh Olin‏Verified account @JD_2020 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Mind -> blown.pic.twitter.com/mJo9YcrYse

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      1. SeeNaziPunchNazi‏ @Vicious_pen 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson see this is the kind of Tyson logic I missed I can get behind this.

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      1. Bitey McBite-rsen‏ @VermyFox 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson you haven't realized he's the head vampire yet, have you?

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      1. Javier Ramos Mejia‏ @jramosmejia 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson paleness avoids Police issues while breaking and entry at people's houses (?)

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      1. Jeroen Peeters‏ @Jerre_Peeters 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/g7RkNbB92W

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      1. Historyland.‏ @LandOfHistory 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson You trying to build up some kind of profile on this guy?

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      1. Lei de Laura‏ @arbolitoloco 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson is santa a vampire?

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      1. Aura Ma. Vega Stavro‏ @auramavega 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson a vampire?

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      1. Cara (still KavaNOPE)‏ @CaraAnselmo 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Truth. Hope he supplements his vitamin D. ❄️☀️

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      2. c10‏ @petrillic 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson does this mean Santa has evolved different eyes that are more sensitive in the dark? :)

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      1. Matthew Bowerman‏ @mbowerman71 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson You found out his dirty secret, Porphyria, and now with the ice melt he will be moving into a cave in Gotham 🎅

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      1. SpaceCoastLaw‏ @SpaceCoastLaw 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson BBC just put out an article on reindeer stating their eyes change from summer to winter. More night vision/infrared

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      1. Gen'Challa  🐾‏ @Gendou 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson: Whoa, hold up... ... Santa's WHITE?

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      1. Eddie Schillinger‏ @EdSchilly 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/7B8PjjAvZL

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      2. Narcoleptic Zombie‏ @The_ZenMistress 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @zmj001 OMG, Santa is a vampire!! 🎅👹

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      3. mombie‏ @zmj001 25 Dec 2015
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        @The_ZenMistress @neiltyson his life blood is children's joy

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      4. Narcoleptic Zombie‏ @The_ZenMistress 25 Dec 2015
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        @zmj001 @neiltyson 🙊😱😲

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