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  • Daisy Leighdaisy@cloudisland.nz
    Nov 6, 2026, 2:13 AM

    A fun fact that I am now just learning is that Australia’s capital city may in fact be named after the Ngunnawal word for boobs or cleavage.

    Numerous local commentators, including the Ngunnawal elder Don Bell, have speculated upon possible meanings of "Canberra" over the years. These include "meeting place", "woman's breasts" and "the hollow between a woman's breasts". References to breasts or the space between them are thought to derive from Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie, two large hills with similar elevations situated immediately to the northwest and northeast, respectively, of what is now the city centre.
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  • Daisy Leighdaisy@cloudisland.nz
    Nov 6, 2026, 2:16 AM

    And yes, the text “the space between them” is blue in that screenshot because it is a link to the Wikipedia page entitled “Cleavage (breasts)”

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  • Daisy Leighdaisy@cloudisland.nz
    Nov 6, 2026, 4:12 AM

    Forget “The Nation’s Capital” and “The Bush Capital”, the new license plate epithet for the Australian Capital Territory should be “Canberra — The Titty City”

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