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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 3 Jan 2016

    Speaking of “helio” - In 1868 Astrophysicists discovered an element in the Sun, and named it “Helium” in honor of that fact.

    7:02 PM - 3 Jan 2016
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      1. Rocky Mountain Mike‏ @RockyMntnMike 3 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson As Adele says, "Helio from the other side....."

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      1. xlaflamablancax‏ @xlaflamablancax 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson This GUY IS SUCH A FRAUD!!!!! He is only a scientist IN THEORY

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      1. xlaflamablancax‏ @xlaflamablancax 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson QUESTION: If the Earth is an "oblate spheroid", as you claim, then why do the NASA photos depict a round sphere? #flatearth

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      1. Bobby Cafaro‏ @ItsBobbysWorld_ 3 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson helio from the other side

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      1. Melanie‏ @wiebe_melanie 3 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson You make science fun.

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      1. ......‏ @NoOneYouKnow93 3 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson We know. You told us.

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      1. Wade Dismukes‏ @wadedismukes 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson it also has a metallic ending (think sodium, lithium) because early chemists thought it was a metal!

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      1. David Strange‏ @dgs99 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson And it should have been called Helion as it was a noble gas in the Argon, Xenon group - but Lockyer objected and the name stuck!

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      1.  🤘🏼 😔 🤘🏼‏ @scrawnyskeleton 3 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson hey can u tell me why weed mAkes me happy

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      2. phcouples7080‏ @phcouples7080 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson Recently saw your interview with Charlie Rose. Found you to be thought provoking and enjoyed the interview.

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      1. Raven Maria Tobin‏ @RavenMariaTobin 11 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson and how exactly was this element discovered? I'd love to know!

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      1. enraged cracker‏ @EnragedCracker 2 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson yes speak on helio ... and then planck and wmap ...

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      1. Star Trek Apologist‏ @STApologist 29 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson isn't 1968 when they conducted the Tic Toc experiments.

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      1. Matt Bado‏ @mrb620 5 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson interesting

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      1. madamex‏ @madamex1951 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson thank you Neil. Now, where did "ring-wing nut" come from

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      1. Derek‏ @derek_sch 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson helio is helium in Spanish :v

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      1. Sigma‏ @sextile 4 Jan 2016
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        @neiltyson This world never ceases to amaze and inspire me.

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