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For humans, sea water is not drinkable due to its high salt content. How do whales, manatees, seals, and other sea faring mammals stay hydrated?

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In most European languages, the planets and many other celestial bodies are named after figures from Roman or Greek mythology. Does this carry over to non European languages like Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, or Swahili? Do they use their own ancient pantheons or other names completely?

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For humans, sea water is not drinkable due to its high salt content. How do whales, manatees, seals, and other sea faring mammals stay hydrated?	26308
In most European languages, the planets and many other celestial bodies are named after figures from Roman or Greek mythology. Does this carry over to non European languages like Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, or Swahili? Do they use their own ancient pantheons or other names completely?	1