Diddlydee comments on Bears or no bears?

Bears or no bears? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 69 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Except it's nothing to do with that and comes from the Arctic being marked by Ursa Minor & Major in the Northern sky, and Antarctica being the opposite of that.

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[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago

Sure but it's also convenient that there are also no bears in Antarctica or as it shouldve been named Terra Australus but the Australian got that, really should've flipped the names when we had the chance.

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[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 1 point 9 months ago

I should have know I could have just gone to the comments, rather than to Wikipedia... But yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic#Definition_and_etymology

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