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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

~~Planetariums are lowkey potentially the most American thing in existence—does any other country have them?~~

Edit: nothing to see here, I've just been living under a rock

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Not only do they date back hundreds of years, they are located all over the planet. First modern planetarium was built in Germany in the early 1920s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planetariums

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_planetariums

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Wow, so we even have them in the UK—gotta say I've found a blind spot today, guess I need to visit my nearest one

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You absolutely must go!

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