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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Our moon is officially called Moon. Luna is just something used occasionally, but not always. The sun is also officially named Sun. It's just that those terms started being overloaded after we learned that there were other Moons and Suns. You can try to get all fancy with Sol and Luna, but those are just old Latin terms for Moon and Sun. They're no less generic than the ones we currently use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon#Names_and_etymology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun#Etymology

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

****Other satellites and stars