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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Mar 2016

    Also, sunrise & sunset tables don’t reference the same spot on the Sun, recording an extra Sun’s width of light for every day

    7:22 AM - 20 Mar 2016
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      1. ♡‏ @mind_arson 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson but does the sun feel pain during Intercourse? #askingforafriend

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      2. chelsaya 🍓‏ @chelsaya 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson leave us alone NEIL

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      4. chelsaya 🍓‏ @chelsaya 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Free_2_Offend

        @Free_2_Offend it was sarcasm though so I'm good

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      1. sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏‏ @BadPhysics 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏ Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

        My problem with Neil: He is taking the fun out of taking the fun out of things. https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/711558481870987264 … [@neiltyson]

        sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏ added,

        Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
        Also, sunrise & sunset tables don’t reference the same spot on the Sun, recording an extra Sun’s width of light for every day
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      1. Derek Maddox‏ @SumthingMessy 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson reading a tweet from you while listening to you and @chucknicecomic on @StarTalkRadio

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      2. bullied ho‏ @acoolwetsack 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson please shut up

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      3. Siegfried‏ @siegferret 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @acoolwetsack

        @acoolwetsack why don't you just unfollow or mute him?

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      4. bullied ho‏ @acoolwetsack 20 Mar 2016
        Replying to @siegferret

        @siegferret A man ferret hybrid? Impossible with today's science. Only a fool, with no real training in the field of genetics would try an

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      1. Linda H.‏ @NinaG43 5 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson something weird w/ "time" going on here. Clocks changed w/ no human contact in fall & spring!! Time seems sped-up. I sense it.

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      1. Armen Ghazaryan‏ @ArmenHayastanci 23 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson it because of Sun spins above flat #Earth up&down 4 #seasons,do not be moron, only sm.size of #Sun at #sunset confirms #flatearth

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      1. Aziz Poonawalla‏ @azizhp 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson corresponding to how many seconds?

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      1. Torraine Walker‏Verified account @TorraineWalker 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson Now I have that song from "Fiddler on the Roof" stuck in my head. Thanks, bruh.

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      1. Sean Hawk‏ @TheChiHawk 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson I've been trying to tell people this for years but they just won't listen. Thank you for backing me up.

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      1.  🎃NotJimmyStewart 🎃‏ @Settledownass 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson wow - you're smart...I didn't know that

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      1. MAARTEN SNEEP‏ @mrtnsnp 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson OTOH, the WMO definition of ‘the sun is shining’, requires the sun to be about 5° above the horizon.

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      2. Afif‏ @afifplc 20 Mar 2016
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        @neiltyson this is boring, say something clever about biology

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      1. Patti Harada‏ @PattiHarada 13 Apr 2016
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        @neiltyson Smell their breath!

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