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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Jun 2016

    Some of my best friends -- actually every one of my best friends -- are made of chemicals.

    9:08 AM - 21 Jun 2016
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      2. Scott Manley‏ @DJSnM 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        as an astrophysicist you've probably seen stars modeled as hydrogen, helium and 'metals'. Therefore your friends are 90% 'metal'.

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      2. HockeySavants‏ @HockeySavants 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Trump is made of trash

        7 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
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      2. Howard Pinsky @ MAX‏ @Pinsky 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I prefer organic, chemical-free friends. 😏

        2 replies 0 retweets 27 likes
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      2.  🧛‍♂️ 👻Pthalo Blue 🎃 🧟‏ @Rockolate 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        My friends are made of starstuff!

        3 replies 2 retweets 42 likes
      3. (((Thay-Lee)))‏ @SirRianna 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Rockolate @neiltyson

        Stars are made of chemicals, too ;)

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      4.  🧛‍♂️ 👻Pthalo Blue 🎃 🧟‏ @Rockolate 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @SirRianna @neiltyson

        You clearly didn't get the reference.

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      5. (((Thay-Lee)))‏ @SirRianna 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Rockolate @neiltyson

        it seems so. could you elaborate? Thank you

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      6.  🧛‍♂️ 👻Pthalo Blue 🎃 🧟‏ @Rockolate 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @SirRianna @neiltyson

        In the original run of the show Cosmos, back in 1980, Carl Sagan said the line "we're made of star stuff"

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. (((Thay-Lee)))‏ @SirRianna 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Rockolate @neiltyson

        Ahhh! never saw that. was that on british TV? thanks for the clarification. :)

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      8.  🧛‍♂️ 👻Pthalo Blue 🎃 🧟‏ @Rockolate 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @SirRianna

        It probably was, I wouldn't know for sure though. Neil DeGrasse Tyson did a remake of that old show a couple of years ago

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. (((Thay-Lee)))‏ @SirRianna 22 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Rockolate

        which was probably not on German TV either ...? I have sat TV now ...

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      2. sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏‏ @BadPhysics 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I am a dark matter Popsicle.

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      2. Gòmez de la Sorna‏ @odradek1 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Chemicals Brothels.

        2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
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