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Thread #91249   Message #1734296
Posted By: Cluin
06-May-06 - 10:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: QUIZ. Google use not cricket.
Subject: RE: BS: QUIZ. Google use not cricket.
6. Canary Islands' name comes from Canis, latin for dog.

The bird called a canary is named in turn after the Islands.

I knew that one too from an old trivia question.