planet nine

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Malcolm
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From outer space.
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Malcolm
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Turns out we may have swiped it from someone else.
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Malcolm
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Not it, but still interesting.
The new planet has been christened "Niku" - the Chinese word for rebel. The reason? Because according to observation it has a retrograde orbit that means it rotates in the opposite direction to the sun's rotation.
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Alhazad
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Malcolm wrote:Not it, but still interesting.
The new planet has been christened "Niku" - the Chinese word for rebel. The reason? Because according to observation it has a retrograde orbit that means it rotates in the opposite direction to the sun's rotation.
The Chinese idea of rebellion: walking in the wrong direction.
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LMAO. "The Chinese symbol for 'rebel' is the symbol for 'walking' plus the symbol for 'backwards.'"
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