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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Dec 2015

    Christmas Full Moon tonight. Happens, on average, about once every thirty years. Same for every other day of the month.

    3:08 PM - 25 Dec 2015
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      2. Frax‏ @FraxApp 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Seems to coincide with good Star Wars movie releases.

        2 replies 4 retweets 59 likes
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      1. Jack Rustler‏ @Greg_Coogan 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Thanks for using facts and science to ruin the magic of Christmas. I told my kids Santa did it! #buzzkill

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      1. josABooo-anks‏ @theJoshBanks 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson which moon?

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      2. Ocular Nervosa‏ @ocularnervosa 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson What about Feb. 29th? A ha!

        2 replies 2 retweets 15 likes
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      2. Jon Martin  🦕‏ @songsthatsaved 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Yay! I’m glad Newton had a nearly full moon to bring Calculus to all the boys and girls…

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. It’s Banksenstein’s MONSTER, actually‏ @ProfBanks 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson The last one was in 1977, but as we learned that year, that’s no moon.

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
      3. Si te da comezón es...‏ @LaTricomona 29 Dec 2015
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        @ProfBanks @neiltyson 1996pic.twitter.com/LCaqn8NEh7

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      4. It’s Banksenstein’s MONSTER, actually‏ @ProfBanks 29 Dec 2015
        Replying to @LaTricomona

        @LaTricomona @neiltyson That looks like a slightly waning moon on the 25th.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Si te da comezón es...‏ @LaTricomona 29 Dec 2015
        Replying to @ProfBanks

        @ProfBanks @neiltyson 1996: 24th Full Moon, then 25th...pic.twitter.com/iKs7CuyrYk

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      1. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Is the Moon there when no one is observing it?

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      1. Queen of Cups‏ @MeemZ_26 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Unsolved mysteries was awesome. Thank you for that.

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      1. nuke em rico‏ @sourbeerman 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson that's no moon it's a space station

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      2. Charmian Neary‏ @CharmianNeary 25 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @Zai_Julion Merry Christmas Zaire. I should have known you're a Neil deGrasse Tyson fan too. My friend @SquarePegDem knows him!

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Zaire‏ @Zai_Julion 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @CharmianNeary

        @CharmianAgain a lil late but Merry Christmas!!! Yes I'm a HUGE @neiltyson fan. @SquarePegDem youre lucky!

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      2. wordsicle‏ @wordsicle 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson please stop

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Rob Goodwyn‏ @robjgood 25 Dec 2015
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        @wordsicle yea his squashing of irrational hype is so annoying...

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      4. wordsicle‏ @wordsicle 25 Dec 2015
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        @robjgood he never stops tho

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