• FundMECFS@lemmy.cafe
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    19 hours ago

    It’s actually bears. The north is named by the Greeks after the Ursa Major constellation in the north literally “big bear”. So it’s the bear place. While the south is the opposite of the bears.

    Happy coincidence it ended up matching polar bear ranges.

    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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      17 hours ago

      You’re absolutely correct, I was riffing on the commonly mentioned fact you said. Similar to the “mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell.” meme people mention often.