General "Did you Know?"s

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Have you ever wondered why the Amazon rainforest is called, you know, Amazon? The rainforest is named after the Amazon river, which is located in the rainforest. The river and by extension the rainforest got their names thanks to Spanish soldier Francisco de Orellana, who gave the river its name after reporting pitched battles with tribes of female warriors, whom he likened to the Amazons of Greek mythology. In other words, he was exploring the river, and then fought a tribe of native female warriors who were so strong that he compared them to the Amazons of Greek mythology. That's how the river and the rainforest got their name.

Francisco de Orellana was the first European to explore the Amazon, doing so in 1541.

SOURCE: https://www.britannica.com/place/Amazon-River