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"Giraffe" is a relatively new term. Before the 1600s they were known as "Camelopards".

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"Giraffe" is a relatively new term. Before the 1600s they were known as "Camelopards".

 


The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word zarāfah (زرافة),[2] perhaps borrowed from the animal's Somali name geri.[3] The Arab name is translated as "fast-walker".[4] There were several Middle English spellings, such as jarraf, ziraph, and gerfauntz.[2] The Italian form giraffa arose in the 1590s.[2] The modern English form developed around 1600 from the French girafe.[2] "Camelopard" is an archaic English name for the giraffe deriving from the Ancient Greek for camel and leopard, referring to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like colouring.[5][6]

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The Titanic crew had no binoculars , which may have helped them see the iceberg. They were inside a locker and the key was lost.

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The Titanic crew had no binoculars , which may have helped them see the iceberg. They were inside a locker and the key was lost.
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There is a museum in Sweden, called 'The Museum of Failure', that collects and showcases failed products and services.

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There is a museum in Sweden, called 'The Museum of Failure', that collects and showcases failed products and services.