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Karmic_Hazard t1_iy26i0h wrote

Reply to comment by MonstahButtonz in TIL there was a town in the Philippines called "Sexmoan". The name was changed to "Sasmuan" in 1991. by Ixz72

Don't forget about Mianus in Connecticut. There's lots of things to do in Mianus.

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shrye t1_iy2ptyx wrote

Now i want to know what's older: the discovery and naming of Mianus or Uranus.

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Karmic_Hazard t1_iy2r4yv wrote

The valley of Mianus was "discovered" in the early 1600s. Uranus was discovered on March 13, 1781.

I guess in terms of discovery, Mianus is older. But Uranus is more popular.

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BrokenEye3 t1_iy2rnxe wrote

The name Uranus is definitely older, being an ancient Greek primordial sky god.

Curiously, Uranus is the only one of the planets to be named after the Greek version of a god rather than the Roman one. Uranus's Roman equivalent is called Caelus, a name wholely unlikely to inspire any lewd jokes.

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