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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Feb 2016

    Welcome Twitterverse, to the 105th leap day of the Gregorian Calendar...

    7:22 AM - 29 Feb 2016
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    95 replies 2,998 retweets 6,631 likes
      1. Matthew McGarity‏ @mcgaritydotme 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson please done ruin Monday any more than it already is.

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      2. spooked munky‏ @MauricioMunky 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson how to correctly celebrate the birthday of people born on February 29th?

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Lyndsay Baker‏ @lyndsayswriting 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @MauricioMunky

        @MauricioMunky @neiltyson have a party 4x bigger than anyone else's?

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. I liked a @YouTube‏ @Zed_MRDGB 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Yet we still don't know why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch

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      3. Andrew‏ @tresunumsunt 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @Zed_MRDGB

        @Zed_MRDGB @neiltyson it has shit tons of sugar. not sure what's so hard to get about that

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      2.  🧙‍♀️ MILUFICENT  🧙‍♀️‏ @miluette 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Does that mean leap year was initiated 420 years ago?

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      2. Unreasonably early Christmas name.‏ @Amanda_Kerri 29 Feb 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Sorry, I'm still on the Julian calendar.

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      1. Ashland Joy Bates‏ @AshlandJoy 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson It's my 5th birthday today ;)

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      1. John Radcliff‏ @JohnRadcliff 29 Feb 2016
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        Do we Gregorian chant to celebrate? @neiltyson Welcome Twitterverse, to the 105th leap day of the Gregorian Calendar...

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      1. Josh Directions‏ @joshnorthsouth 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson hey dad

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      1. Tony Keyes‏ @tonykeyesjapan 29 Feb 2016
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        . @neiltyson Actually, it ended here 25 minutes ago!-) Funny old planet, isn't it?

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      1. jTank‏ @jTank87 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson Not sure why scientific awards are not televised. Here are the real winners of Life! #TheWorldWeLiveIn

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      1. Am Who I Are‏ @AmWhoIAre 29 Feb 2016
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        @neiltyson so someone turned 105 today? What no...haha

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      1. Jacob Russell‏ @jacobsrussell 10 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson does that mean the Gregorian calendar is 415 years old? 105 x 4 years - no leap days in 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600.

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      1. mike von bach‏ @MikevonbachVon 2 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson nope .

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