Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1946arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
arrow-up1936arrow-down1imageTIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the code@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoWell, it is actually. In Italian “Luna” means moon (any celestial object). Likewise, “Terra” means “Earth”. I think Gaia, Greek Titan of Nature, would be a good fit for Earth’s name tbf
minus-squaremarito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoAccording to Wikipedia, Gaia’s already an alternative name for the Earth. Also, Selene for the Moon and Helios for the Sun.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoYes, it is, in multiple languages.
And “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
Well, it is actually.
In Italian “Luna” means moon (any celestial object). Likewise, “Terra” means “Earth”.
I think Gaia, Greek Titan of Nature, would be a good fit for Earth’s name tbf
According to Wikipedia, Gaia’s already an alternative name for the Earth. Also, Selene for the Moon and Helios for the Sun.
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Yes, it is, in multiple languages.