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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Jun 2016

    A Rainbow forms only broadside to your line of sight. That's why the pot of Gold at its base remains eternally out of reach.

    12:55 PM - 14 Jun 2016
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    211 replies 2,147 retweets 5,494 likes
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      2. Erik Stolhanske‏Verified account @ErikStolhanske 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hmmm? @neiltyson but I found my pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. #foxyladypic.twitter.com/lOWNOG5yQ6

        3 replies 6 retweets 28 likes
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      1. ignatius‏ @ignatiusmusic 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        also because the Unicorn that creates the rainbow wants it that way.

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      2. John Ahrends‏ @jahrends 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I am curious… Does listening to flat earthy people make your head hurt as much as it does mine? ;)

        3 replies 2 retweets 11 likes
      3. Jamos Malez‏ @jamos_malez 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jahrends @neiltyson

        earth is flat and jew-masonic puppets scientists misleading us from the truth

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. John Ahrends‏ @jahrends 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jamos_malez

        Ha!!! @jamos_malez that is funny considering I have jewish blood and am a Mason. @neiltyson

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      1. Ian Dunlop‏ @Dunman55Ian 14 Jun 2016
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        Now he tells me.....

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      2. Zachary Shrier‏ @zshrier 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Wrong. I found it.

        1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Bill‏ @katjakaos 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Is that a code for something? Are you selling drugs on here?

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      1. Jeremy Thomas‏ @jeremythomas33 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        such a downer, dude

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      2. I Don't Have The Energy For 280 Keystrokes‏ @LyndonEvansCT 26 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        thanks for making my head hurt thinking about this @neiltyson @skippybadmittonpic.twitter.com/ooDN3LcXTT

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Skippy Badmitton™‏ @skippybadmitton 26 Jun 2016
        Replying to @LyndonEvansCT @neiltyson

        lmao!

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      2. TheRamblingAgnostic‏ @RamblinAgnostic 24 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @mariotreglia1 Neil, can we please make it a requirement that all politicians are science literate? Please? Cherry on top.

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      3. Mario Treglia‏ @mariotreglia1 24 Jun 2016
        Replying to @RamblinAgnostic @neiltyson

        Right on! And all school teachers too, no matter what subject they teach.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. halloweeli‏ @elishapsmith 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson actually it's because the pot of gold at the end is a myth. they disproved that years ago. I thought you were a scientist

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      1. Ben Dizzy Moody‏ @DizDotTV 14 Jun 2016
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        I keep trying to explain this to the children and they don't understand.

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      1. Nathan A. Pennell MD, PhD‏ @n8pennell 14 Jun 2016
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        What if the observer directed someone else to the end of their rainbow?

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