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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Apr 2017

    “Elgenubi” & “Eschamali” — From the constellation Libra, the Scales. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins

    10:35 AM - 12 Apr 2017
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      1. ‎✦⁷‏ @DayDreamuh 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        it means "the southern" and "the northern" in arabic

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      1.  ⚛AtheistBoy ☮‏ @AnAtheistBoy 12 Apr 2017
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        Or BeyoncA and BeyoncB #NamesForBeyonceTwins

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      1. AlphaNerd‏ @QuesoSauce 12 Apr 2017
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        Bellatrix and Fomalhaut the two most excellent cosmic names ever. ........... well, then there's Rigel

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      1. Sherief Ahmed Hassan‏ @TheSherio 12 Apr 2017
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        Those are Arabic words for "southern" & "northern"

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      1. The Doctor‏ @Drstevenhobbs 12 Apr 2017
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        Hoffenfeffer incorporated!pic.twitter.com/S2lFWURpoY

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      1. Rishabh Bharadwaj‏ @rish_bh007 12 Apr 2017
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        An asteroid 2,000 feet across will come whizzing near the earth on April 19, missing the earth by 1 million miles.

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      1. Ariel‏ @ariellustre 12 Apr 2017
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        Somebody get him some Tylenol he sick

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      1. Peash  👩‏ @Peash_ 12 Apr 2017
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        Now you're stretching.

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      1. Jenifer Summers‏ @FreshAvogadros 13 Apr 2017
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        This is the one!

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      1. Matt Tearle‏ @MattShortForBob 13 Apr 2017
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        I suggested these for my cats. (I was overruled.)

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      1. GrannyScopp‏ @GrannyScopp 13 Apr 2017
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        I think you're having waaay too much fun with this!

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      1. Hassan Ali‏ @hassanali1999 13 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Both are Arabic words mean "The Southern" and "The Northern" respectively.

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      1. Brian Brane‏ @brianbrane 12 Apr 2017
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        #NamesForBeyonceTwins What about Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Procyon ? The names of the stars in the The Winter Triangle #WinterTriangle

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      1. Amanda Dear‏ @mama_dear 12 Apr 2017
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        You are making my life with these.

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      1. claire‏ @claraandneil 12 Apr 2017
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        I LIKE IT BECAUSE BEYONCÉ IS A STAR

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      1. Cayley‏ @CayleyGuimaraes 12 Apr 2017
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        Do you know what is scary?? The fact that I am familiar with all the words...

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      1. El tigre‏ @_El_TIGRE____ 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I think you pushed it a little too far with those last names... BTW, greetings from Argentina!!!

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      1. Helen Supp‏ @supp_helen 12 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Idiotic! ! ! !

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