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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Jan 2017

    To quote another fallen Moon-walker: “Look at that, you son of a bitch."pic.twitter.com/4BsngReh2E

    2:47 PM - 16 Jan 2017
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    231 replies 20,612 retweets 37,388 likes
      1. face-plant 8 tee 6‏ @faceplnt86 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        perspective is a magical thing.pic.twitter.com/J7YqjbMuOF

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      2. That One Guy‏ @Vagineer1 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I have that as my pinned tweet. Really amazing quote.pic.twitter.com/4P84XKkzmt

        2 replies 12 retweets 38 likes
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      2. Yishan‏ @yishan 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @hansgruberdies @neiltyson

        yeah the point is that dragging someone a quarter of a million miles is still prohibitively expensive

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Marcos Montes‏ @MARCOSIS82 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I love this. It always bothered me that schools taught us to love our country and not our world. We're all on the same planet.

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      2. Gary McLean‏ @garydmclean Jul 15
        Replying to @neiltyson @braden_rose

        I’m in favor of sending Trump out further for a better perspective. Neptune makes the most sense to me.

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      2. Rusty‏ @russwilliamsiii 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @nyc118 Any politician come to mind?

        3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Ingrid Brouwer‏ @DutchEagleFan 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @russwilliamsiii @neiltyson @nyc118

        Lots! From all over the world!

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      1. Conor Jeöry‏ @CnrJoe 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Fine then. Neil for president.

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      2. Fames‏ @finallyfames 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Laws of Nature>Laws of Man

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      3. Meat Popsicle‏ @IgnoranceBlinds 17 Jan 2017
        Replying to @finallyfames @neiltyson

        Nature has laws; man only constructs.

        0 replies 3 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Matthew Cotton‏ @instinkt900 16 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Need something better than a like for this.

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      1. Petran‏ @Petran108 23 Jan 2017
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        .@neiltyson Lol😀😁 Earth is oblate & #Nasa went to Moon in 1969. Today can't cross Van Allen belts!! https://youtu.be/A9OxiT2ayU4  #FlatEarth

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      1. Jeff Garland‏ @oujag1 16 Jan 2017
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        just watched The Pale Blue Dot epi of The Cosmos again.I sure wish every person in the world could watch & understand that 5 mins

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      1. Brian Bowe  🥁‏ @brianbowe 16 Jan 2017
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      1. Charley S.‏ @charley047 16 Jan 2017
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        Give Trump a ride to the moon. Don't bring him back.

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