13 Times Neil deGrasse Tyson Completely Owned Twitter

By Lisette Mejia
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Things we know about Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist extraordinaire: he loves to drink wine while stargazing, he does a good Sandra Bullock impression, and he is, hands down, one of the best people to follow on Twitter. From random thoughts that we've all had to mind-blowing facts, his tweets will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about the universe. Exhibits one to 13 as "proof":

In any case, I want to live in a world where a chicken can cross the road without anybody questioning its motives.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 20, 2014

So do we. So do we.

Just to settle it once and for all: Which came first the Chicken or the Egg? The Egg -- laid by a bird that was not a Chicken

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 20, 2014

Ohmygod.

Not that anybody asked, but still disgruntled that the "Alphabet Song" has the same melody as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 4, 2014

Mind = blown.

When aliens arrive on Earth & study our web infrastructure, they'd likely conclude cute cats are the engines of our Internet.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 17, 2014

Pretty much.

So much of life is wasted waiting in line: stores, traffic, security, etc. One hour per day sums to 5 yrs of your waking life

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 5, 2014

:(

When other mammals get bored, I wonder if they use this free time to contemplate their place in the universe, as humans do.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 3, 2014

What is "free time"?

Dracula & other undead people who sleep in coffins must have good abs. They always rise up flat-backed when the casket opens.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 3, 2014

AB-solutely not what we were thinking about.

When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn't wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 29, 2014

Deep.

The more oddly shaped your City's buildings are, the more likely they will be featured In photos for Travel Brochures.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 21, 2014

Someone hire this guy as an architect.

CosmicMystery: Why dogs can smell aromas from far away, yet are compelled to sniff each other's butt at a fraction of an inch

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 19, 2014

Really, though.

I wonder what Rugby players think every time they see a Soccer player crying in pain from being grazed by another player.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 9, 2014

Can't make this stuff up.

Humans kill one another so often, for all reasons including none, I wonder how we'd treat a peaceful alien who visited Earth.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 26, 2014

Eep.

Never liked the term "nonfiction". The truth should have its own word, and not be shackled to its antonym.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 7, 2014

SO TRUE!