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The Arctic was also named after an animal. Arctic means "bear" and Antarctic means "no bears", hence you get polar bears in the Arctic but none in the Antarctic. Well, looks like I was spot on with my prediction of today being a great day on here <party>
 
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monacoger said:
The Arctic was also named after an animal. Arctic means "bear" and Antarctic means "no bears", hence you get polar bears in the Arctic but none in the Antarctic. Well, looks like I was spot on with my prediction of today being a great day on here <party>
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I bow to your exquisite knowledge !
Gotta love this kind of info :emoticon-0137-clapp
Great day indeed and learning a few new things to boot !
 
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monacoger said:
The Arctic was also named after an animal. Arctic means "bear" and Antarctic means "no bears", hence you get polar bears in the Arctic but none in the Antarctic. Well, looks like I was spot on with my prediction of today being a great day on here <party>
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Oh dear, looks like Filing Cabinat face has had an absolute 'mare on here filling the sheeple's heads up with misinformation and hearsay.

"The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic", "opposite to the north"."

@Minxy do your ting
 
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The Chaser going for #55 said:
Oh dear, looks like Filing Cabinat face has had an absolute 'mare on here filling the sheeple's heads up with misinformation and hearsay.

"The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic", "opposite to the north"."

@Minxy do your ting
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Yes, opposite of Arctic and with Arctic meaning bears, it would mean no bears. Idiot.
 
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monacoger said:
The Arctic was also named after an animal. Arctic means "bear" and Antarctic means "no bears", hence you get polar bears in the Arctic but none in the Antarctic. Well, looks like I was spot on with my prediction of today being a great day on here <party>
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Nothing to do with lorries then?
 
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