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Pictured: Blue boulders seen on surface of Mars (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People have always been like that. Alexandria comes to mind. Which Alexandria? Exactly.

[–] d00ery 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A very good example of unimaginative or unoriginal naming. Although Alexandria is presumably named after Alexander the Great, rather than because the place reminded them of Alexandria.