August 16, 2022
Two Oregon settlers flipped a coin to decide whose hometown would be used to name their village. Had the man from Portland, Maine, not won, Oregon’s biggest city would now be named Boston.
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Animals That Were Named Totally Wrong
The colloquial names given to many animals can be confusing because they suggest something that is not the case. The flying fox, for example, isn’t a fox at all. It’s actually a large fruit-eating bat found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Here are some other animal misnomers.
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