The difference in ethanol free gas. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- With warmer weather on the way, one Thomasville business owner has a warning before you start to pull out lawn equipment this Spring.
How did Venus get its name? A: The name for the planet Venus comes from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of beauty, fertility and love, which was also Venus. Every planet in the solar system except Earth is named after a Roman deity, but Venus is the only one to be named after a goddess instead of a god. Continue Reading.
In a very roundabout way. Baja California was first named California by Hernando de AlarcÃ³n (at least, this is the earliest record of the name being used) when he verified its existence in 1540. He called it California after the fictional Island of California created by Garci RodrÃ­guez de Montalvo in his romance Las Sergas de EsplandiÃ¡n. This fictional island was described by de Montalvo as being east of Asia. In Las Sergas de EsplandiÃ¡n, California takes its name from its ruler, Queen Calafia.