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    Neil deGrasse Tyson Verified account ‏@neiltyson Jun 21

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

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    1. Alex Henery ‏@skatetochurch Jun 21

      @neiltysonhttps://youtu.be/r4u026wgTLk 

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      1. Scott Manley ‏@DJSnM Jun 21

        @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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      1. Doc Oct® ‏@HockeySavants Jun 21

        @neiltyson Trump is made of trash

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      1. Howard Pinsky ‏@Pinsky Jun 21

        @neiltyson I prefer organic, chemical-free friends. 😏

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    2. DizzyDizaster ‏@DizDotTV Jun 21

      @neiltyson try that excuse in court.

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      1. Rick ‏@cubsbeisbol Jun 21

        @neiltyson daddy

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      1. Reinhardt main ‏@Rockolate Jun 21

        @neiltyson My friends are made of starstuff!

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      3. (((Cerys Kingdom))) ‏@SirRianna Jun 22

        @Rockolate @neiltyson Stars are made of chemicals, too ;)

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      4. Reinhardt main ‏@Rockolate Jun 22

        @SirRianna @neiltyson You clearly didn't get the reference.

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      5. (((Cerys Kingdom))) ‏@SirRianna Jun 22

        @Rockolate @neiltyson it seems so. could you elaborate? Thank you

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      6. Reinhardt main ‏@Rockolate Jun 22

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

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      7. (((Cerys Kingdom))) ‏@SirRianna Jun 22

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

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      9. Reinhardt main ‏@Rockolate Jun 22

        @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

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      10. (((Cerys Kingdom))) ‏@SirRianna Jun 22

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

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      1. Petur y otros 381 ‏@peturbado Jun 21

        @neiltyson Do you know who else was made by chemicals? Exactly, Hitler.

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