Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, is *probably* named after both birds and dogs, but not in the way you might think... (1/5)
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The canary (bird) is also named after the Canary Islands, but has nothing to do with the naming of the wharf. So where does the bird come into the name? And what does the Isle of Dogs (the one in London) have to do with dogs? (4/5)
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Nobody really knows, but it's suspected it's a corruption of "Isle of Ducks" because it used to be marshland and ducks would hang out there. Which is ironic—aside from it not actually being a real isle—because it became more of an isle of "docks" than dogs or ducks. (5/5)
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how bored are you, Jon?
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1. There is so much interesting stuff on the Internet. Who knew?!
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