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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Mar 2016

    If there were ever a species for whom sex hurt, it surely went extinct long ago.

    2:59 PM - 11 Mar 2016
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    1,236 replies 2,084 retweets 6,545 likes
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      2. Kyle Hill‏Verified account @Sci_Phile 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Yeah I’m sure female cats *love* those spined cat penises. Oh and bedbugs can’t get enough traumatic insemination.

        20 replies 41 retweets 223 likes
      3. Kyle Hill‏Verified account @Sci_Phile 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Sci_Phile

        @neiltyson And snails love getting stabbed in the head with sex spikes. And spiders go crazy for snapping their penises off.

        9 replies 17 retweets 109 likes
      4. Kyle Hill‏Verified account @Sci_Phile 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Sci_Phile

        @neiltyson And female ducks evolved labyrinthian, corkscrew vaginas for no reason.

        13 replies 19 retweets 120 likes
      5. Rachel “The Yellow Dart” Feltman‏Verified account @RachelFeltman 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Sci_Phile

        @Sci_Phile @neiltyson @mirikramer I am so MAD about this tweet tbh

        5 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
      6. Rachel “The Yellow Dart” Feltman‏Verified account @RachelFeltman 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @RachelFeltman

        @Sci_Phile @neiltyson @mirikramer SO MANY SCIENCE WRITERS ARE SHOUTING ABOUT DUCK VAGINAS RIGHT NOW

        2 replies 35 retweets 162 likes
      7. Miriam Kramer‏Verified account @mirikramer 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @RachelFeltman

        @RachelFeltman @Sci_Phile @neiltyson it's actually kind of beautiful really.

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
      8. Kyle Hill‏Verified account @Sci_Phile 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @mirikramer

        @mirikramer @rachelfeltman @neiltyson “A planet that doesn’t orbit a star surely can’t exist in this universe.”

        4 replies 5 retweets 29 likes
      9. Miriam Kramer‏Verified account @mirikramer 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Sci_Phile

        @Sci_Phile @rachelfeltman @neiltyson <3 this.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      10. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Jonathan Eisen‏Verified account @phylogenomics 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Jonathan Eisen Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

        Really @neiltyson this Tweet is completely idiotic and scientifically wrong - you should retract ithttps://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/708427052433678336 …

        Jonathan Eisen added,

        Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
        If there were ever a species for whom sex hurt, it surely went extinct long ago.
        10 replies 23 retweets 67 likes
      3. Jonathan Eisen‏Verified account @phylogenomics 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @phylogenomics

        Can anyone - anyone out there explain to me why astrophysicist @neiltyson is making idiotic inaccurate claims about whether sex can hurt?

        14 replies 13 retweets 46 likes
      4. Janet D. Stemwedel‏Verified account @docfreeride 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @phylogenomics

        .@phylogenomics Because @neiltyson overestimates how far the tether of his expertise extends (& how funny he is).

        4 replies 3 retweets 55 likes
      5. James Grebe Tiptrees, Jr.‏ @grebetrees 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @docfreeride

        @neiltyson @docfreeride @phylogenomics Leave him alone or at least be funny. Correct his mistake and move on. Everyone is is entitled 2 them

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. Janet D. Stemwedel‏Verified account @docfreeride 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @grebetrees

        @grebetrees Some with @neiltyson's reach & expertise as perceived by his audience has a duty to be less wrong less often. @phylogenomics

        3 replies 0 retweets 26 likes
      7. James Grebe Tiptrees, Jr.‏ @grebetrees 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @docfreeride

        @docfreeride @neiltyson @phylogenomics Wouldn't he be more likely to acknowledge his mistake and correct it if he didn't feel attacked?

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      8. Janet D. Stemwedel‏Verified account @docfreeride 11 Mar 2016
        Replying to @grebetrees

        @grebetrees REALLY? @neiltyson needs protection from *me*? I don't think so. Also: not how intellectual honesty works. @phylogenomics

        1 reply 1 retweet 28 likes
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      2. Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH‏ @DebbyHerbenick 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        . @neiltyson 1 in 3 women report pain during any given vaginal intercourse. Mostly mild or moderate but still pain (not discomfort).

        8 replies 19 retweets 47 likes
      3. Alice Dreger‏Verified account @AliceDreger 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @DebbyHerbenick

        @DebbyHerbenick @neiltyson I am glad Debby responded as she did. Her field but I was thinking the same thing. Not a joke.

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
      4. Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH‏ @DebbyHerbenick 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @AliceDreger

        . Thanks, @AliceDreger - with @neiltyson 's 5 million (!) followers, it seems important to share accurate info about sex!

        2 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
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