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Why was Winnie the Pooh so named?

Winnie the Pooh got the first part of his name from one of the real toys of Christopher Robin, son of the writer Milne. The toy was named after a London Zoo bear named Winnipeg, who got there from Canada. The second part - Pooh - was borrowed on behalf of the swan of the acquaintances of the Milne family.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Our Earth has an axis - an imaginary line around which the globe rotates. The axis of rotation of the Earth crosses the earth's surface at two points - these are the North and South geographic poles. If the direction of the earth's axis is continued, then it will pass near the North Star. This is why the North Star appears to be stationary and the celestial sphere appears to rotate around an imaginary axis.

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