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Get Ready for Saturday: 10 Cool Lunar Eclipse Facts
By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
posted: 07:00 am ET
04 November 2003
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6) Myths persist today
Myths die hard. In Japan,
some people still cover wells to avoid being poisoned by the disease of the
Moon during an eclipse. Native residents of Arctic regions are known to turn
over their utensils to avoid contamination.
In other cultures, people
yell at the Moon during an eclipse, or they bang pots or even shoot into the
air.
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