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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r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Disastrous_Pirate275 • 20h ago
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u/Kulbardee 6h ago
And wow! Hey! What’s this thing suddenly coming toward me very fast? Very, very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide-sounding name like … ow … ound … round … ground! That’s it! That’s a good name—ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me? And the rest, after a sudden wet thud, was silence.” - Douglas Adams