THINGS THAT ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
Rice paper contains not a grain of rice.
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French fries originated in Belgium not France.
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Great Danes come from Germany not Denmark.
Ten-gallon hats hold only about six pints of water.
Koala bears aren’t bears, they’re marsupials.
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Mountain goats aren’t goats, they’re small antelopes.
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Fireflies aren’t flies, they’re beetles.
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The funny bone isn’t a bone, it’s a nerve.
Jackrabbits aren’t rabbits, they’re hares.
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Shooting stars are meteors.
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Prairie dogs aren’t dogs, they’re rodents.
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Guinea pigs aren’t pigs and nor are they from
Guinea — they’re South American rodents.
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Catgut isn’t made from cats, it’s made from sheep.
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Lead pencils contain no lead, they contain only graphite.
Glow-worms aren’t worms, they’re beetles.
The horned toad isn’t a toad, it’s a lizard.
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Bombay duck isn’t duck, it’s dried fish.
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Turkish baths originated in Ancient Rome, not in Turkey.
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Silkworms aren’t worms, they’re caterpillars.