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The Canary Islands are not named after canaries.

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@wolfgang59 said
The Canary Islands are not named after canaries.
1. They were NOT named after canary birds! Despite the name, the islands were not named after canaries, the cute, chirping birds. The name comes from the Latin word for dog, “canaria.” One story is that when some of the first Europeans arrived, they found large dogs on the island of Gran Canaria.Feb 3, 2020
Canary Islands Facts - 17 Interesting Facts About the Canary ...
https://everything-everywhere.com › 8-facts-about-the-canar...

-VR

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Idiotville
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiotville,_Oregon

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@wolfgang59 said
Idiotville
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiotville,_Oregon
Your hometown?

No, can't be if your flying the correct flag!!! 😛 😉

-VR

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Ursus arctos is not the Polar Bear as you might expect.
It is the brown bear (Grizzly) found in northern latitudes.

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@wolfgang59 said
Ursus arctos is not the Polar Bear as you might expect.
It is the brown bear (Grizzly) found in northern latitudes.
Here in Canada we have lost 50% of the population of Grizzly bears since the 1800's!!!

-VR

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Here in England, we have lost 50% of the population of winkles since the 1850's!!!

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Here in England, we have lost 50% of the population of winkles since the 1850's!!!
Probably because you ate most of them....Unfortunately ours were hunted for their fur and the meat usually thrown away. What a waste!

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@very-rusty said
Probably because you ate most of them....Unfortunately ours were hunted for their fur and the meat usually thrown away. What a waste!

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The ecological disaster of winkles being hunted for their fur is documented elsewhere.
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/general/fake-news.184836/page-5

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@wolfgang59 said
The ecological disaster of winkles being hunted for their fur is documented elsewhere.
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/general/fake-news.184836/page-5
Grizzly bears silly not winkles!!!! 😛 😉

-VR

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A seven sided polygon is NOT a septagon! 😠

It's a heptagon!

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@wolfgang59 said
A seven sided polygon is NOT a septagon! 😠

It's a heptagon!
LOL....Hard making your mind up is it?

-VR

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Bats are NOT blind.
Not even close, they have reasonably good eyesight.

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@wolfgang59 said
Bats are NOT blind.
Not even close, they have reasonably good eyesight.
Was that just breaking news? 😉

-VR

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Flying fish don't actually fly.

(Apart from that one time in Bognor Regis, 1926),