Geek Fact for March 24th

By Judy Novotny / 03/24/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1930, the planet Pluto was named.

The name Pluto was suggested by Venetia Burney, an 11-year old school girl in England. Due to stricter guidelines put in place in 2006 defining what a planet is, Pluto is no longer considered to be a planet.

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About The Author

Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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