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I hate to lose. And even worse than losing, I hate being stupid.

The seven days of the week are even named after the seven original planets. Sunday Mo(o)nday, and Satur(n)day are the most obvious, while Tuesday through Friday are more than a bit obscure. Tiw was an ancient Germanic god of war, as Mars was to the Romans, so Tuesday is actually Mars's day. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the carrier of the dead--a Germanic grim reaper--fulfilling one of Mercury's less well-known jobs. (Continued in comments)

And it is no wonder that all of our basic units of time are based on the sky: A year traced the time it took for the sun to go all the way around the sky to reappear at the same location again, while a month (“moon-th“) is about the time it takes for the moon to circle the earth.

(1984) It's a collection of three interconnected novellas, about a failed revolution on Mars and what happens after, set in the 23rd-27th centuries. The “icehenge“ of the title is a megalithic structure on Pluto, which may have been constructed by Martian rebels, or by aliens ancient or recent, or something else. I quite liked the premise and the epistemological themes, but found it difficult to engage with the story.

As the red states compete to out-dumb each other, this is Arizona's latest contribution.

This is really for the whole series, which is amazing and a must read for any fan of manga

#VolumesAndVocals Day 16: The picturebook biography I am holding has #RocketManEltonJohn feels to it. Taken at the House of Wisdom in Sharjah as my undergraduate students (and PhD student who took the we-fie) and I do our data collection around libraries here in the UAE as we build a UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Diverse Picturebook list. More here: https://gatheringbooks.org/un-sdg-booklist/

#WinterReadathonDailyChallenge #WinterReadathon

My favorite children‘s book is Corduroy. I picked it as one of my 24 #AdventRecommends books.

@Andrew65 it‘s my favorite children‘s book AND my favorite Disney character. #Pluto

While it‘s a little on the shallow side occasionally in terms of details, this is a really good entry-level exploration of the New Horizons mission and its importance.

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