Some fun examples of names not matching the things they name in this @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social thread.

Five Mile River is 23.5-mile long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Mile_River A one-way mirror is also called two-way mirror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-way_mirror The Quad Cities is a region of five US cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad_Cities

And the three grand soups are actually four soups. (CW for food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_grand_soups)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/post/3mhtyqziixk2t

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