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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Dec 2016

    December 21, 2016: Happy Solstice to all residents of planet Earth. A cosmic celebration transcending all that divides us.

    7:29 AM - 21 Dec 2016
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      1. Slooh‏Verified account @Slooh 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        We celebrated as we rang in the Solstice, live, from around the world, at 10:44.pic.twitter.com/BGWoMb7eDm

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      1. Laleh Haerian‏ @Laleh_Khanoom 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        happy #Yalda! Iranians celebrate #wintersolstice by reading poetry & eating pomegranates to cut this longest night shorter.

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      1. Trent Reznor Ramon‏ @fuzzybritches 21 Dec 2016
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        .@neiltysonpic.twitter.com/VeLA90L8JE

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      1. Rebecca Schoenkopf, Wonkette Editrix, King Of You‏ @commiegirl1 21 Dec 2016
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        thanks dude! I got two of your books for my 10-year-old niece who is super into science, as well as a book about corpses.

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      2. Roger De Rok‏ @RogerDeRok 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        and my daughter's third birthday!

        2 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
      3. Malynda Nichols‏ @Mindy646 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @RogerDeRok

        Happy birthday!

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      4. Roger De Rok‏ @RogerDeRok 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Mindy646

        Thanks!

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      2. Michael  ♋️‏ @TheManimal18 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        put the Christ back in solstice!!!!!!

        3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. .....‏ @marshallsheldon 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @TheManimal18 @neiltyson

        amen brother!

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      1. Valerie Galante PhD‏ @ValGalantePhD 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Happy Solstice to you, too!pic.twitter.com/BDbtJlpVOj

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      2. Diego “Jamie” Rendón‏ @jamescrendon 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @ninaland Little known fact: many Spanish Missions in Calif. were aligned celestial with the solstice. Photo of San Juan Bautistapic.twitter.com/hKs4yeTQtg

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      3. Nina Hartley®‏ @ninaland 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @jamescrendon @neiltyson

        p.s. likely done to help "convert" the people who already lived there.

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      4. Diego “Jamie” Rendón‏ @jamescrendon 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @ninaland @neiltyson

        In part, but the story is more complicated than that. I still give walking tours on the subject occassionally.

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      2. Joe Calaba‏ @MrCalabascorner 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        what prompted you to be known by three names rather than two?

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      3. Bert‏ @bacrocke 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @MrCalabascorner @neiltyson

        the tough questions no one is asking

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      1. Larry Garfield‏ @Crell 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I'm not a resident, I'm just visiting for the holidays.

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      1. Jeff Stanger‏ @jdstanger 21 Dec 2016
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        .@neiltyson yet winter and autumn have never been more divided than today.

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      1.  🏳️‍🌈 Momma Jet™ [お母-ちゃん]  🏳️‍🌈‏ @JetTheFurry 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        The sun looks a little weird in the sky, big whoop. That's nothing compared to the birthday of our lord on the 25th Isaac Newton

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      1. eva!‏ @EvaSamanthaaa 21 Dec 2016
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        happy birthday ya frick !

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