> the articles definition "a liquid’s ability to maintain contact with a solid surface" Water has this property therefor water is wet.

I disagree with your interpretation as that is using "wet" as a verb i.e. water can wet a surface.

I had no idea about the Stonehenge misnomer - I shall attempt to wrangle that into future conversations as I have some friends that are into ancient history/geology.

My favourite naming oddities are usually around fruits and nuts - a banana is a berry, but a strawberry isn't and of course, a brazil nut isn't a nut at all.