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Today I learned the root of "gargoyle" is likely the same as "gargle", because gargoyles were originally just decorative gutter spouts on stone buildings. How on earth did we go from gutter spouts to magical stone monsters?

by /u/SaintShrink in /r/AskHistorians

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