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The Moon with Deboki Chakravarti - It Was a Dark & Stormy Month

SciShow Tangents

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What Is the Moon?

The moon is earth's only natural satellite. It formed four point five, one billion years ago after a giant impact between earth and a bar sized rock in space called ta th e i a. A lot of the mythology around the moon being associated with spookiness and debauchery and creepiness also comes from, i think, cultures where hallowing is a thing. The moon has been written off a spooky because it has been blamed for strange behavior.

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