When Queen Elizabeth succeeded King George in 1952, I wonder why the United Kingdom wasn't renamed the United Queendom.
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@neiltyson Same reason we make martinis with Bombay (not Mumbai) gin. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson the hype around the dish pekinged too earlyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson And Thaimese cats?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Because "Peking" is an anglicization of the Cantonese pronunciation of "Beijing". "Beijing" is Mandarin. "Puck-King" is CantoneseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson People are more lazy than they are pedantic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson why is it still Persian rugs and not Iraqi or Iranian rugs?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I've always wondered why there are interstate highways in Hawai'i. -
@CLK55@neiltyson Financial. Calling it an "interstate" means it's federally, not locally, funded. -
@jposhea@neiltyson Darn it, now you spoiled my joke
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@neiltyson Did you hear about Constantinople? -
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@neiltyson I hear they got the works, but that's nobody's business but the Turks.
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@neiltyson Mumbai Sapphire?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: While I'm there -- I've always wondered why Peking Duck never became Beijing Duck.”@nate_riley -
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@nate_riley my husband is adorable.#ofcourseyouknowthat
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@neiltyson Why not ask why the Patriarch of Constantinople isn't called the Patriarch of Istanbul? - 1 more reply
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