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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Nov 2017

    Twitter now 240 characters? If a Tweet of mine is ever that long, it’s because I ran out of time to make it short.

    11:32 AM - 14 Nov 2017
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    760 replies 5,288 retweets 47,186 likes
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      2. Neeraj K. Agrawal‏ @NeerajKA 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        sir, it’s 280

        7 replies 5 retweets 371 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @NeerajKA

        Thanks. Hence that question mark.

        8 replies 4 retweets 98 likes
      4. Rob Schneider‏Verified account @RobSchneider 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        '@neiltyson @NeerajKA Hi Neil! You are my favorite shill for the GMO lobby that is poisoning people and the planet!

        28 replies 21 retweets 157 likes
      5. Neeraj K. Agrawal‏ @NeerajKA 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @RobSchneider @neiltyson

        do you guys like bitcoin?

        9 replies 6 retweets 94 likes
      6. Jason Somensatto‏ @jasonsomensatto 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @NeerajKA @RobSchneider @neiltyson

        This is gold

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
      7. Lane Musgrave‏ @lanesy 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @jasonsomensatto @NeerajKA and

        Technically it’s bitcoin

        0 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
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      2. Joe Rouse‏ @rousejoe 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” ~Mark Twain

        6 replies 17 retweets 368 likes
      3. ChA‏ @ch_a_ah 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @rousejoe @neiltyson

        Well, this is originally attributed to the French Mathematician “Blaise Pascal” not Mark Twain.

        4 replies 3 retweets 83 likes
      4. Joe Rouse‏ @rousejoe 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @ch_a_ah @neiltyson

        You are correct, sir: “Please forgive the long letter; I didn’t have time to write a short one.” ~Blaise Pascal

        1 reply 10 retweets 106 likes
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      2. chrissy‏ @ChristineMMoran 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        360 Neilpic.twitter.com/NeDqDNZQO0

        2 replies 6 retweets 145 likes
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      2. Jarrett Bellini‏Verified account @JarrettBellini 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        But it's all relative ...

        4 replies 3 retweets 94 likes
      3. ≋P≋A≋M≋E≋L≋A≋ C.‏ @PamelaCap1988 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @JarrettBellini @neiltyson

        I see what you did there.

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
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      2. Matthew #FBPE Robson‏ @matthoadrobson 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter." Blaise Pascal

        3 replies 7 retweets 98 likes
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      2. Garry Polmateer‏ @DarthGarry 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NTagouri

        Time is the speed of light, right? (In string theory), so does that mean that a shortage of light speed = longer tweets? Mind Blown!

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. kyler v‏ @eiovk 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DarthGarry @neiltyson @NTagouri

        strange. i’ve never seen length of time being confused with quantity of characters

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. Said Farah‏ @SAFeGunner 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @eiovk @DarthGarry and

        String-Thread Theory...better trademark it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Garry Polmateer‏ @DarthGarry 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SAFeGunner @eiovk and

        It’s the 13th dimension of abstraction

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      6. Said Farah‏ @SAFeGunner 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DarthGarry @eiovk and

        13th Dimensional Amendment? You're on a roll my man!

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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