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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This is getting out of hand, but the official designation is... you know... the official designation. And for the number, you only have to add up spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, rumanian and Russian speakers... there are other countries, but you get the idea

Edit: I'm a little bored as you can see. According to wikipedia, with data from 2023 and counting only native speakers, +1014 millions

Edit 2: I don't get the problem here, maybe it's just an English problem? Luna in spanish it's not a thing, it's just the name of a satellite. I wouldn't say that jupiter has N lunas, cause those would be just satellites.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

In French and Italian it's the same as in English, I would say que Jupiter a 95 lunes, a moon is the colloquial word for a natural satellite. Luna isn't some pretty personal name, it's exactly equivalent to "moon" but I'm a different language, but it sounds exotic and like a personal name to English speakers.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago

Luna is not it's official name.