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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Mar 2016

    I occasionally wonder whether the entire Universe is nothing more than a snow-globe on the living room mantle of an Alien.

    6:22 AM - 11 Mar 2016
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      2. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Great. You just spoiled my novel. Thanks a lot. Five years down the drain.

        6 replies 13 retweets 245 likes
      3. Brianne Chandler‏ @MissMovies 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @GeekFurious

        @GeekFurious I mean - this is essentially the premise of Under the Dome.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @MissMovies

        @MissMovies So I need to sue my childhood hero?

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Jason PaterZOMB‏ @NakedMeeple 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Let's hope they don't shake us up.

        3 replies 11 retweets 173 likes
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      2. Kernel Panic‏ @t87 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Or whether worlds are just host cells of a much larger organism, & we’re living on them like parasites. It’s an amazing thought!

        2 replies 6 retweets 52 likes
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      4. Kernel Panic‏ @t87 14 Mar 2016
        Replying to @mmgoilf

        @koruemporium Oh yes I saw this some time back! Thanks for sharing! 😊

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      1. 420InwardMuskFlip~‏ @gloverN69 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson what's the science behind Ted Cruz being the zodiac killer?

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      1. Mr Noded‏ @jrnoded 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson the galaxy is on Orion’s Belt

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      1. Danya Henninger‏Verified account @phillydesign 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson and in whose globe is the alien living?

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      1. Joji Jacob‏ @_iam_joji 15 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Some do firmly believe and live by this thought, and call this alien - God.

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      1. AdolBoo! Ghoulzalez 👻‏ @AdolfoGonzalez 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson St. Elsewhere meets Men In Black?

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      2. David Gower‏ @Gowerly 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson How many times have you watched Men in Black for that?

        2 replies 2 retweets 85 likes
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      1. Pradiip Alvarez‏ @PradiipAlvarez 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Is there a way to find out?

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      2. Anthony Howe‏ @SirWumpus 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Cool, a Dyson sphere for the universe; maybe call it a Tyson sphere.

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Anthony Howe‏ @SirWumpus 12 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson I found a "Tyson" sphere!pic.twitter.com/s1mwpV9Aae

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      1. Diana Hunt‏ @dkathunt 11 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Is the Alien also wondering where all the snow is going?

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      2. Grimmy LeCorpse‏ @LeChased 11 Mar 2016
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        .@neiltyson and yet you REFUSE to answer any of my questions about Howard The Duck.

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