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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Jun 2017

    Neil deGrasse Tyson Retweeted Craig Ryan

    Nearly half Earth's circumference. Had @rickygervais performed anywhere else on Earth’s surface, he’d have been closer to NZ.https://twitter.com/CraigRyan/status/875109878733438977 …

    Neil deGrasse Tyson added,

    Craig Ryan @CraigRyan
    Travelled 12,000 miles to see @rickygervais #Humanity stand up. Fucken brilliant, will be giggling all the way back to NZ
    3:28 PM - 14 Jun 2017
    • 293 Retweets
    • 3,383 Likes
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    72 replies 293 retweets 3,383 likes
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      2. karter‏ @kartermycroft 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        As a flat earther i both dispute and am repulsed by this. Neil you should know words like "circumference" are useless when discussing Earth

        11 replies 5 retweets 16 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @kartermycroft @rickygervais

        FYI: Even Earth as a flat disk, has a circumference.

        17 replies 47 retweets 467 likes
      4. benny (but spooky now)‏ @WooBennyNMU 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        Neil can you propose a mission to launch these flat earthers into the sun? Thanks

        3 replies 1 retweet 53 likes
      5. David Marvin‏ @dmarvin_47 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @WooBennyNMU @neiltyson @rickygervais

        Send them at night so they don't get hurt.

        2 replies 1 retweet 48 likes
      6. Sean A. Flesch‏ @sflesch 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @dmarvin_47 @WooBennyNMU and

        pic.twitter.com/mUizdrJiLZ

        0 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. Barking Parrot‏ @ParrotBarks 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @JorgenEPedersen @neiltyson

        Interstellar?

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      4. Barking Parrot‏ @ParrotBarks 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @JorgenEPedersen

        Depends on how you understand the linearity of time!

        3 replies 0 retweets 34 likes
      5. Anybodywantapeanut?‏ @urthebrutesquad 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @ParrotBarks @JorgenEPedersen

        Oh snap!

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Craig Ryan‏ @CraigRyan 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        In economy class too!pic.twitter.com/FoeUVyCqdF

        4 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
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      1. Sugar Vladdy‏ @LookAtTheKitty 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        Flash quizz : who got earth's circumference first and how?

        0 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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      1. CJ Clarke‏ @cjott420 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        I’ve heard and you’ve just confirmed this… if you have to go more than halfway around the planet its actually shorter to go the other way :)

        0 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
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      1. Mean Adam  🎃‏ @Mean_Adam 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        You nerd.pic.twitter.com/01ZvYbBLhZ

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      2. Daniel Geduld‏ @DanielGeduld 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        You can't expect him to understand our math. He lives on the upside-down part of the planet.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Rick Trader‏ @SportsTrader365 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @DanielGeduld @neiltyson @rickygervais

        Maths. S.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Daniel Geduld‏ @DanielGeduld 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @SportsTrader365 @neiltyson @rickygervais

        Dr. Tyson and I are Americans. We kicked out the S when we kicked out King George.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Rick Trader‏ @SportsTrader365 14 Jun 2017
        Replying to @DanielGeduld @neiltyson @rickygervais

        Fair enough. Mathematic it is.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Mark Amft‏ @markamft 15 Jun 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @rickygervais

        You know you've arrived when Neil deGrasse Tyson fact checks the tweets about you. Cheers, @rickygervais

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