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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 12023402" data-attributes="member: 91140">25 Things That Are Not What They SeemAs is obvious from the fact that I write the majority of articles on  this site, I love lists.  Recently I was reading through a book filled  with interesting facts and figures I stumbled upon this list – 25 things  that are not what they seem.  It seemed perfect for the site, and so I  have reproduced it here for you all.  Without further ado, 25 things  that are not what they seem: 1 Items 1 – 5   <a href="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/prairie-dog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/prairie-dog-tm.jpg?w=400&h=275" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> 1. A firefly is not a fly – it is a beetle 2. A prairie dog is not a dog – it is a rodent [image above] 3. India ink is not from India – it is from China and Egypt 4. A horned toad is not a toad – it is a lizard 5. A lead pencil does not contain lead – it contains graphite  2 Items 6 – 10   <a href="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/douglasfir10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/douglasfir10-tm.jpg?w=400&h=295" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> 6. A douglas fir is not a fir – it is a pine [image above] 7. A silkworm is not a worm – it is a caterpillar 8. A peanut is not a nut – it is a legume 9. A koala bear is not a bear – it is a marsupial 10. An English horn is not English and it isn’t a horn – it is a French alto oboe                                                                                                                3 Items 11 – 15   <a href="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/shortbread.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/shortbread-tm.jpg?w=400&h=268" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> 11. A guinea pig is not from guinea and it is not a pig – it is a rodent from South America 12. Shortbread is not a bread – it is a thick cookie [image above] 13. Dresden China is not from Dresden – it is from Meissen 14. A shooting star is not a star – it is a metorite 15. A funny bone is not a bone – it is the spot where the ulnar nerve touches the humerus 4 Items 16 – 20   <a href="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/bald-eagle-head.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/bald-eagle-head-tm.jpg?w=400&h=275" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> 16. Chop suey is not a native Chinese dish – it was invented by Chinese immigrants in California 17. A bald eagle is not bald – it has flat white  feathers on its head and neck when mature, and dark feathers when young  [image above] 18. A banana tree is not a tree – it is a herb 19. A cucumber is not a vegetable – it is a fruit 20. A jackrabbit is not a rabbit – it is a hare 5 Items 21 – 24   <a href="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/380568565-310454f735.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/380568565-310454f735-tm.jpg?w=400&h=300" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> 21. A piece of catgut is not from a cat – it is usually made from sheep intestines 22. A Mexican jumping bean is not a bean – it is a seed with a larva inside 23. A Turkish bath is not Turkish – it is Roman 24. A sweetbread is not a bread – it is the pancreas or thymus gland from a calf or lamb [image above] Source: The Book of Lists, 2</blockquote>

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