Looking back centuries, humanity had better solar eclipse stories than we could imagine

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After sorting through dozens of cultures and their stories behind a solar eclipse, my favorite has a cleaned-up version for children and an X-rated version for adults. Some cultures believed the Sun and the Moon are a married couple. When they meet in a solar eclipse, the couple discuss the state of their marriage. In the adult version of the story, they make love. Their babies are the stars. Advertisement I was telling this story — and many others — to my two sons as we watched the eclipse from the rooftop of a neighborhood parking garage. Advertisement I don’t...