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In the Natural History, Pliny writes about the strange race of people known as the Panotti who live in the "All-Ears Islands" off of Scythia. These people there have bizarrely large ears that are so huge that the Panotti use them as blankets to shield their body against the chills of the night. [1] Their ears were used in lieu of clothing. [2]
There is no evidence that an extra moon in a month, season or year was considered unlucky, or that it led to 13 being considered unlucky, or that the extra moon was called "blue", or that it led to the phrase "once in a blue moon". There is good reason to suspect that the 1937 article was a hoax, practical joke, or simply misinformed.
"A blue moon is really a rare phenomenon," explains Lisa Stardust, astrologer and author. "A blue moon occurs every 33 months, 41 times per century, and about seven times in 19 years." The next ...
"Once in a blue moon" refers to a rare event. [8] "Don't hold your breath" implies that if you hold your breath while waiting for a particular thing to happen, you will die first. [9] Having to wait for something “until the cows come home” [10]
Blue Moon (spacecraft), a robotic cargo carrier and lander design concept for making deliveries to the Moon; Blue moon butterfly or Hypolimnas bolina, a butterfly species; Blue moon danio, a freshwater fish; Blue Moon, former name of the cruise ship Azamara Quest; Blue moon, an astronomical phenomenon caused by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Blue Moon is an upcoming American biographical musical drama film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Robert Kaplow, and produced by Sony Pictures Classics, Detour Filmproduction, and Renovo Media Group in association with Wild Atlantic Pictures, Under the Influence, and Cinetic Media.
A super moon is rare, and a blue moon is rarer; a combination of the two is the rarest of them all. Here's your chance to see one Wednesday night.
"Blue Moon" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that has become a standard ballad. Early recordings included those by Connee Boswell and by Al Bowlly in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by Billy Eckstine and Mel Tormé .