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Totally interesting until you look it up to find there's no truth to it.
It's kinda true, but less exciting than the person made it sound.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gargoyle
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gargle
Those are two different words though. If the OP had said they were related I wouldn't protest because they likely are. But they stated it as a fact, which we do not know to be true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdD206eSv0