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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by thaumasiotes on Monday January 20, 2020 @04:23AM (#22097581)
For reference, the "henge" in Stonehenge means a gallows, and is thought to be a reference to the shape of the structures.

(What do you do on a gallows? You hang.)

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Re:Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't by blowski on Monday January 20, 2020 @05:02AM (#22097763)
Another theory is that it refers to the way the top stone "hinges" on the bottom two. Nobody is certain about the etymology.
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