The turkey was wrongly named after what was thought to be it's country of origin. See more

The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves. See more

25% of all fires of unknown origin are rat-caused. See more

The top 8 most developed countries all speak Germanic languages. Every such country is in the top 20. See more

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". See more

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. See more

India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history. See more