7 shocking truths about things with misleading names

5/16/2021

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Culture Story: 7 shocking truths about things with misleading names

You're so used to the words we're going to talk about today the truth about the things they denote will blow your mind away. Let's start.

Here are the names you would be surprised are actually wrong.

#1 You can still make your wishes, but a SHOOTING STAR is actually not a star!

Surprising right? It's actually a passing meteorite or other small object entering the atmosphere.

#2 The CUCUMBER is a fruit

It's time to stop thinking its a vegetable. It comes from the flower parts of the plants and has seeds in it. These are obviously features of a fruit.

#3 A SILKWORM is not really a WORM!

It's a larva that feeds on mulberry leaves. Another popular name for larva is the caterpillar.

#4 PEANUTS are not NUTS

They are just like regular legumes that grow under the soil. Peanuts fall into category with the likes of beans and peas. Learn more about true and 'pretentious' nuts in this article.

#5 A CATGUT is not gotten from CATS

CATGUTS are used to make strings on musical instruments. As a matter of fact, CATGUT is made from horse or sheep intestines.

#6 Do you know that a JACKRABBIT is not a RABBIT?

They are hares and they are much bigger than rabbits and have big ears.

#7 A PRAIRIE DOG is a rodent found mostly in North America

Of course, it doesn't make them any less cute.

Which of these surprised you the most? Would you add any other words to this list?

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20 Comments

David Roy

And the Jerusalem artichoke is not an artichoke (nor is it from Jerusalem).

Sandra Johnson

I always thought a Hare and a Rabbit were the same animal.

Sherrill McLauchlan

Cat gut not cat gut who would have thought

deborahpmercer

Language can be weird - guinea pig also springs to mind!

skclary

Good truths but knew most of them.

Louella Wilson

No shocking truths here. Not even anything new to me.

Leticia Olsen

mjbchloe, yes. Needles are always curved because our body are not flat.

in2itiv

A starfish is not a fish at all. It is actually called a sea star.

mjbchloe

Leticia Olsen, That's why they had the curved needle in the picture. It goes through skin much easier.

Tony Martinez

Jay Tate, how about Hares?

Leticia Olsen

👍🏼#5 Catgut Yes it’s right. It made of horse and sheep intestines and used for closing wound by the surgeons after operating in the theatres and also called ligatures. But it’s not being use anymore nowadays. Catguts nowadays are made of nylon and dissolvable linen and still called ligatures.