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Milky Way

ecoli
in Astronomy and Cosmology

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I came across this bit of information the other day...I thought I'd share it.

Did you know the word "Milky Way" is named after the Greek word "galactose" - a milk sugar, and sharing the root as the word "galaxy."

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