Baby named Eclipse Glasses

Monday, December 1, 2008

In June 2001, a total solar eclipse was about to cross southern Africa. To prepare, the Zimbabwean and Zambian media began a massive astronomy education campaign focused on warning people not to stare at the Sun. Apparently, the campaign worked. The locals took a real liking to the vocabulary, and today, the birth registries are filled with names like Eclipse Glasses Banda, Totality Zhou, and Annular Mchombo.
See other Baby Names You Probably Shouldn’t Give Your Kid. None as funny as this one, if you ask me...
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