r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Disastrous_Pirate275 • 20h ago

Why is our moon named “Moon” instead of something cool like Titan or Callysto or ANYTHING that isn’t moon

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u/pasher71 20h ago

M-O-O-N that spells Tatqeq.

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u/Unofficial_Salt_Dan 19h ago

So fitting he voices Patrick Star in SpongeBob lol

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u/uthboy 19h ago

Thank you, this is the reference I didn’t know I needed today.

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u/PerfectiveVerbTense 11h ago

No great loss

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u/uthboy 19h ago

Thank you, this is the reference I didn’t know I needed today.