Dad Jokes

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submitted 1 week ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world

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They're polar opposites.

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TIL! I only knew "ursus," which is of course Latin.

But apparently Arctus was a centaur named bear, whereas "arktos" is closer to the ancient Greek word for bear....

Still leads to Arctic of course.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fun fact, we don't actually know the real name for bears.

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

The name Arthur probably comes from that lost word