Artsy Spot

10 Things That Originally Had Ridiculous Names

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 01:32 AM PDT

Have a look at these silly and ridiculous names that these things originally had. Luckily the creators or who ever was in charge in naming the object/animal/phenomenon decided these original names are a bit of a stretch and decided to change them in the names by which we know them today. Just imagine saying ‘camelopards’ when referring to giraffes. I have to admit there is some resemblance to camels and leopards because they look a bit like camels and live in Africa and they have spots like leopards, but still it sounds too weird. Here are some others of this kind. Enjoy!