![Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo misspelled it. The name stuck and the island was christened to the name in 1500. - ) Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo misspelled it. The name stuck and the island was christened to the name in 1500. - )](https://img.ifunny.co/images/f827a8e9f08f836e22d93d923371bcc2bc948fd7363ada14409783fe59dab9ca_1.jpg)
Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo misspelled it. The name stuck and the island was christened to the name in 1500. - )
![The elephant pit on Madagascar, guarded by the giant bird Rock, From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale, The elephant pit on Madagascar, guarded by the giant bird Rock, From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale,](https://cdn.superstock.com/1443/Comp/1443-1291.jpg)
The elephant pit on Madagascar, guarded by the giant bird Rock, From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale,
![TIL while traveling Marco Polo heard stories of a giant bird living in Madagascar. He assumed the giant bird was Roc the legendary eagle from Middle Eastern mythology. Many centuries later, bones TIL while traveling Marco Polo heard stories of a giant bird living in Madagascar. He assumed the giant bird was Roc the legendary eagle from Middle Eastern mythology. Many centuries later, bones](https://external-preview.redd.it/smTRJGXwYkrBBe7EOu-Bbi3aAKFiShLuaHFqyclQsjw.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=547e95927068927b6c9ac82a091b934d950afc85)
TIL while traveling Marco Polo heard stories of a giant bird living in Madagascar. He assumed the giant bird was Roc the legendary eagle from Middle Eastern mythology. Many centuries later, bones
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