You Handsome Devil, You!: Bill Nye Yearbook Photo

This is one of Bill Nye's highschool yearbook photos (Bill Nye the Science Adolescent). I'm not sure what year it was, but he was already wearing bow ties. Good lord, I didn't even learn how to tie my own shoes until college.

Thanks to Karsten, who can't even imagine how many hearts young Bill broke with his science.

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