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Where would humans live if Earth didn't exist; and who named earth "Earth"?
Question Date: 2015-05-15
Answer 1:

Humans cannot currently live anywhere but the Earth. Without Earth, we would be extinct.

Earth is named after a Germanic/Viking deity similar to the titan Gaia in Greek mythology.



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