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Star signs are named after animals and mythological figures because ancient people had wildly vivid imaginations

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Next time you brag about being a proud Leo, remember you are just validating an ancient game of connect-the-dots. Thousands of years ago, bored stargazers looked at entirely random clusters of burning gas trillions of miles apart and aggressively decided, 'Yes, that blob definitely looks exactly like a centaur shooting a bow.' And we just kept it.

Star signs are named after animals and mythological figures because ancient people had wildly vivid imaginations
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