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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 22 Apr 2016

    Earth feels big because we’re little. Pour a million Earths into a hallowed out Sun, and you’d still have room for more.

    8:05 AM - 22 Apr 2016
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      1. Bill Mallon‏ @bambam1729 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson But as Steven Wright said, "Its a small world ... but I wouldn't want to have to paint it."

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      1. sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏‏ @BadPhysics 22 Apr 2016
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        @neiltyson "Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is." -DNA

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      2. Marc‏ @MAJikMARCer 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson and yet there are still people who arrogantly believe we are the center of the Universe.

        4 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
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      1. DEN (2-3) #OnToLAR‏ @sbartletts 22 Apr 2016
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        @neiltyson my wife left me again

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      2. Barış Purut‏ @barispurut 22 Apr 2016
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        @neiltyson Neil deGrasse Typo!

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      2. Jurfurjur‏ @gordocontrapo 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Liquid or solid Earths? Liquid, I guess.

        3 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Juanvaldezmyhero‏ @juanvaldzmyhero 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @gordocontrapo

        @gordocontrapo @neiltyson either way, it'll all be crushed into a soup of atoms once shoved into the sun

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Not that Branson‏ @403_Forbidden 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson *hollowed

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      2. Saint Brian The Godless‏ @AWorldOutOfMind 24 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @boffchops "hollowed." I'm so sorry, Neil, but I'm a stickler. Love you, huge fan.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. CS Ewens‏ @sicsixgun64 24 Apr 2016
        Replying to @AWorldOutOfMind

        @AWorldOutOfMind @boffchops Maybe he means the inside of it has been sanctified? Heh, can't believe you just corrected @neiltyson .. ballsy

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      2. Sean Heber‏ @BigZaphod 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        BREAKING: @neiltyson is a believer of the hollow sun theory!

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      3. Poy 👨🏻‍💻‏ @osxusr 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BigZaphod

        @BigZaphod @neiltyson what about the hollow moon theory — which would make make our moon an artificial satellite really

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      2. R. S. S.‏ @_R_S_S_ 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        You don't need to dumb it down that much. You're talking to ppl on the internet. @neiltyson

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Pliskie Common Neil #FBSI‏ @neilburgh 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @_R_S_S_

        @_R_S_S_ @neiltyson You need to dumb it down a bit more. You're talking to people on the Internet.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. R. S. S.‏ @_R_S_S_ 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neilburgh

        Hey! Hey! We're not as dump as we look, thank you very much. @thewebsiteco @neiltyson

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. R. S. S.‏ @_R_S_S_ 22 Apr 2016
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        After all, you're one of us. @thewebsiteco @neiltyson

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      6. Pliskie Common Neil #FBSI‏ @neilburgh 22 Apr 2016
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        @_R_S_S_ @neiltyson I am! (It's the 'them' that I worry about). :)

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      7. R. S. S.‏ @_R_S_S_ 22 Apr 2016
        Replying to @neilburgh

        Oh, 'them'! Yeah, whatcha you gonna do? @thewebsiteco @neiltyson

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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