Weirdo
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06:20:53 pm on November 26, 2009 | # |
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Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, where peacocks are found in considerable number. And he believed turkeys were a type of peacock (they’re actually a type of pheasant). So he named them “tuka”, which is “peacock” in the Tamil language of India.
Michael 4:04 pm on January 20, 2010 | #
Tuka is not a Peacock in Tamil, a peacock is actually called a “moar”. But Columbus did think he found a connection to India.