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Origin of the names of the days
The names of the days are in some cases derived from Teutonic deities or, such as in Romance languages, from Roman deities.
Sunday
The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day": the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God. The Romance languages, languages derived from the ancient Latin language (such as French, Spanish, and Italian), retain the root.
Monday
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day". This second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
Tuesday
This day was named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars:dies Martis.
#education#factsStory about the Earth
Mercury, Venus,, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto...
Earth is the only planet not bearing the name of a god.
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#educationTigers have also striped skin
The skin of the tiger is also striped just as the fur.
The pattern of stripes is unique to each animal, and thus could potentially be used to identify individuals, much in the same way that fingerprints are used to identify people. This is not, however, a preferred method of identification, due to the difficulty of recording the stripe pattern of a wild tiger.[...] >The stripe pattern is found on a tiger's skin and if shaved, its distinctive camouflage pattern would be preserved.
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