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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 32 points 3 weeks ago

The bear name for those stars predates the ancient Greeks.

There's no known origin. It's present in languages of people that were separated at least 13000 years ago.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

some of our star stories go back 100k years. see: the Pleiades.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

This user knows how to star-party!

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