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Pluto was given its name by an 11-year-old mythology fan. In 1930, after the new planet was discovered, Venetia Burney suggested the name Pluto. Venetia’s grandfather was the library head at Oxford University, and he passed the name on. The rest is (Grego-Roman) history.

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Fashion's biggest night out, meet The Moth Ball. Here are 11 of the world's most beautiful moths. If you can't imagine the rosy maple moth on the iconic Met steps, we don't know what to tell you. britannica.com/animal/list-of…

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Misinformation - the accidental spread of false information without intent to harm Disinformation - false information designed to mislead others and used with the intent to confuse fact and fiction This is neither.