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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 7 Jul 2017

    Always seemed to me that millipedes have more legs than are necessary.

    1:25 PM - 7 Jul 2017
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      2. Brandon Bouier‏ @BrandonBouier 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        What do you mean! They don't even have 1000 of them! Talk about failing to live up to your namesake....

        6 replies 0 retweets 82 likes
      3. Reggie Harrell‏ @Antimatter79 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BrandonBouier @neiltyson

        They should be called centpides+ or just wholebuncha-pedes.

        4 replies 12 retweets 231 likes
      4. Brandon Bouier‏ @BrandonBouier 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Antimatter79 @neiltyson

        I second "wholebunchapedes"

        2 replies 3 retweets 164 likes
      5. Jeff Ramspacher‏ @JeffReadOnly 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BrandonBouier @Antimatter79 @neiltyson

        I third it

        1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
      6. Michael Ballew‏ @1355Ballew 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @JeffReadOnly @BrandonBouier and

        The motion carries

        1 reply 1 retweet 26 likes
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      2. Jack‏ @Jack_Haslam 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        You never see one fall over tho

        3 replies 5 retweets 70 likes
      3. Pony Carl‏ @PonyCarl 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Jack_Haslam @neiltyson

        Adding "centipede tipping" to my bucket list. Thank you, twitter stranger.

        1 reply 1 retweet 60 likes
      4. Pony Carl‏ @PonyCarl 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @PonyCarl @Jack_Haslam @neiltyson

        Millipede. Whatever. Don't let my buzz ruin a good joke.

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2.  🎃 🦇 🏳️‍🌈Keith 🏳️‍🌈 🦇 🎃‏ @rational_idiot 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        And maybe snakes think every animal has more legs than necessary.

        4 replies 1 retweet 53 likes
      3.  🚀Dani Zsenits 🛰️‏ @dzsenits 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @rational_idiot @neiltyson

        God: I have 1000 legs and 2 animals left... Millipede: Dibs! Snake: Dammit! (Yes, stolen from somewhere, and not actually 1000)

        1 reply 6 retweets 51 likes
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      2. Zombie deGrasse Tyson‏ @DrNeilTyson 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Then evolution would favor millipedes with fewer legs, or perhaps animals with that body plan would have the energy to be carnivores

        4 replies 1 retweet 26 likes
      3. Zombie deGrasse Tyson‏ @DrNeilTyson 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DrNeilTyson @neiltyson

        WAIT DUDE THAT IS LITERALLY A CENTIPEDE EVOLUTION WORKS

        9 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
      4. Joe Crimi: Can't wait 6 days for Just Dance‏ @Dark_Kijin 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DrNeilTyson @neiltyson

        If a trait doesn't directly harm a species' chance of survival, then both traits can be carried on simultaneously.

        2 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
      5. Sean Pilger‏ @YumLemmingKebab 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Dark_Kijin @DrNeilTyson @neiltyson

        So... like, a creature that simultaneously has both as many and less legs than a millipede?

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. Joe Crimi: Can't wait 6 days for Just Dance‏ @Dark_Kijin 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @YumLemmingKebab @DrNeilTyson @neiltyson

        No, two creatures of similar species, one having the same number of legs and another having less. Because number of legs doesn't...

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. Joe Crimi: Can't wait 6 days for Just Dance‏ @Dark_Kijin 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Dark_Kijin @YumLemmingKebab and

        ... Affect the survivability of the creature, both creatures can reproduce and live simultaneously

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      8. Josh‏ @chxpotpi 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Dark_Kijin @YumLemmingKebab and

        All true but then we'd see millipedes with all sorts of leg #s & we don't so there must be something actively beneficial about lots of legs

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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