TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... en.wikipedia.org Submitted by Themakia t3_126ku10 on March 30, 2023 at 11:59 AM in todayilearned 100 comments 1,616