Allow Dorkly to Blow Your Mind 15 Times Courtesy of Neil deGrasse Tyson

Not all of them are dog butt related, sadly.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Sep 17, 2014 05:33 pm

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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

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Social media is great if only for giving brilliant people like Neil deGrasse Tyson an outlet to bestow their genius on the rest of humanity. So, here are 15 times that the famed astrophysicist did just that with his regular musings on Twitter as collected by Dorkly. Or use your time to invent that translator box from Up so we can ask dogs what that’s all about, anyway.

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.