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Pluto is Not a Planet Anymore

Seeded on Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:11 PM EDT
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Pluto, the long time occupant of the title "Ninth Planet in the Solar System" has been overnight demoted to not only being removed from the Solar System, but no longer considered a planet either. Hence forth, the Solar System has 8 planets, and Pluto isn't one of them.

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Miguel

Wow! That's a huge decision. My kids are now going to have to learn: "My Very Expensive Mercedes Just Smashed Up a Nissan". Or the less common "My Very Elderly Mother Just Sat Upon a Needle". Gone are the days of 'New Porches' and 'North Poles'. Too sad.

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