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It's official - we're the descendants of the B-Ark. [geoffwilkins.net]

The rapper known as B.o.B recently recently made the news [theguardian.com] after a series of Twitter posts arguing that the Earth is flat. As he put it: "A lot of people are turned off by the phrase 'flat earth' ... but there's no way u can see all the evidence and not know... grow up." He also posted an image which seemed to suggest that the heliocentric theory is a conspiracy by Freemasons like Pythagoras and Newton.

American scientist and TV host Neil deGrasse Tyson actually took the time to correct some of B.o.B's math, [twitter.com] in response to a claim that if the Earth were round, NYC's skyscrapers should not be visible from the top of Bear Mountain 60 miles away:
   

Within hours, B.o.B released a song titled "Flatline", slamming Tyson for his support of the conspiracy. [nydailynews.com]

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