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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 5
Actor
Astronomer
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Physicist
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Neil Tyson
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It seems that we're better at finding someone to blame for our problems than we are at finding creative solutions to fix them.
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One trait stands out in nearly all meteorites: metal they've got it. So, the best way to find a meteorite is to hear it first.
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But to measure cause and effect... you must ensure that a simple correlation, however tempting it may be, is not mistaken for a cause. In the 1990s the stork population of Germany increased and the German at-home birth rate rose as well. Shall we credit storks for airlifting the babies?
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