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1. LS (lain@lain.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:08:55 JST LS
   > The uninhabited islands were discovered by the Portuguese navigator, explorer, and diplomat Pedro Mascarenhas in 1512, first named as Dom Garcia, in honour of his patron, Dom Garcia de Noronha[11][12][better source needed] when he was detached from the Portuguese India Armadas[13][better source needed] during his voyage of 1512–1513. Another Portuguese expedition with a Spanish explorer of Andalusian origin, Diego García de Moguer,[14] rediscovered the island in 1544 and named it after himself. Garcia de Moguer died the same year on the return trip to Portugal in the Indian Ocean, off the South African coast. The misnomer "Diego" could have been made unwittingly by the British ever since, as they copied the Portuguese maps. It is assumed[by whom?] that the island was named after one of its first two discoverers—the one by the name of Garcia, the other with name Diego. Also, a cacography of the saying Deo Gracias (literally 'Thank God') is eligible for the attribution of the atoll.
   
   Wikipedia gives 4 different explanations of the name of the island "Diego Garcia" in one paragraph.
   • Kerosene ~suya~ CEO of DarkFedi (kerosene@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:14:03 JST Kerosene ~suya~ CEO of DarkFedi

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     @lain This is me coming up with excuses. I just offer multiple options and let the other person pick the one that sounds less retarded.
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