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[-] UnspokenIdiot@lemmy.wtf 10 points 1 month ago

thats very poor choice of words

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

thats very ~~poor~~ excellent choice of words

They knew what they were doing

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

!theyknew@lemmy.world

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

there was a poll among astronomers whether they should rename uranus, and they almost unanimously decided to keep it that way because it got funding just due to giggles.

[-] fluxx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

In Futurama, they renamed it to Urectum :)

this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2024
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