Recently I was reading through a book filled with interesting facts and figures I stumbled upon this list - 25 things that are not what they seem. It seemed perfect for the site, and so I have reproduced it here for you all. Without further ado, 25 things that are not what they seem: 1. Items 1 - 5 
1. A firefly is not a fly - it is a beetle 2. A prairie dog is not a dog - it is a rodent [image above] 3. India ink is not from India - it is from China and Egypt 4. A horned toad is not a toad - it is a lizard 5. A lead pencil does not contain lead - it contains graphite 2. Items 6 - 10 
6. A douglas fir is not a fir - it is a pine [image above] 7. A silkworm is not a worm - it is a caterpillar 8. A peanut is not a nut - it is a legume 9. A koala bear is not a bear - it is a marsupial 10. An English horn is not English and it isn’t a horn - it is a French alto oboe 
11. A guinea pig is not from guinea and it is not a pig - it is a rodent from South America 12. Shortbread is not a bread - it is a thick cookie [image above] 13. Dresden China is not from Dresden - it is from Meissen 14. A shooting star is not a star - it is a metorite 15. A funny bone is not a bone - it is the spot where the ulnar nerve touches the humerus 
16. Chop suey is not a native Chinese dish - it was invented by Chinese immigrants in California 17. A bald eagle is not bald - it has flat white feathers on its head and neck when mature, and dark feathers when young [image above] 18. A banana tree is not a tree - it is a herb 19. A cucumber is not a vegetable - it is a fruit 20. A jackrabbit is not a rabbit - it is a hare 
21. A piece of catgut is not from a cat - it is usually made from sheep intestines 22. A Mexican jumping bean is not a bean - it is a seed with a larva inside 23. A Turkish bath is not Turkish - it is Roman 24. A sweetbread is not a bread - it is the pancreas or thymus gland from a calf or lamb [image above] --
Source: The Book of Lists
Date: 27 May 2009 | Author: mesmerX | Category: News | Views: 1553
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