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Science Trivia

What famous constellation is also a chariot in China and a bear for Native Americans?

on Jun 19, 2025

Published in Science Trivia

The Big Bopper
Sagittarius
The Big Dipper
The Seven Wise Men

The Big Dipper. The big dipper is the third largest of the recognized constellations.

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