Why Does the 7 Sisters Constellation Only Have 6 Stars?

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Head to https://www.squarespace.com/scishow to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using SCISHOW ! People all around the world, from North America to Australia, tell the story of a star in the Pleiades disappearing. There's some evidence to believe this could be a memory of a real astronomical event. Here's what we know. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Eric Jensen, Garrett Galloway, Jp Lynch, Toyas Dhake, Lyndsay Brown, Friso, Cye Stoner, Chris Mackey, Jeremy Mattern, Matt Curls, Chris Curry, Fahmy Issa, Reed Spilmann, David Johnston, J.V. Rosenbalm, Jaap Westera, Blood Doctor Kelly, Adam Brainar

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