InterestingArgentina's capital Buenos Aires literally means 'good airs' or 'fair winds' in Spanish.1561k
InterestingThe name Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, likely derives from Sanskrit and Persian words meaning 'high place,' fitting for a city situated 1,790 meters above sea level in the Hindu Kush mountains.1431k
Funny'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".451k
Mind-BlowingThe Canary Islands were not named after a bird called the canary. They were named after a breed of dogs!41811
InterestingBefore the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.62k