minus-squarekvartsdan@lemmynsfw.comtoToday I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca•TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.linkfedilinkarrow-up25·3 months agoWe don’t know who named most things, so that is hardly surprising. We typically only know who named recent phenomena. linkfedilink
minus-squarekvartsdan@lemmynsfw.comtomemes@lemmy.world•I speak like a politicianlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoHave you stopped fucking donkeys? Yes/no only, please. linkfedilink
We don’t know who named most things, so that is hardly surprising. We typically only know who named recent phenomena.