25 Things that are not Quite what they seem:
1. A firefly is not a fly – it is a beetle.
2. A prairie dog is not a dog – it is a rodent.
3. Indian 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.
6. A Douglas fir is not a fir – it is a pine.
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.
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.
13. Dresden China is not from Dresden – it is from Meissen.
14. A shooting star is not a star – it is a meteorite.
15. A funny bone is not a bone – it is the spot where the ulnar nerve touches the humerus.
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.
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.
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.
25. A hot-dog is not actually a poodle in the sun, but a sausage in a bun.
