Itunes put ios 6 on my 3rd gen IPOD?

I thought that wasn't possible. It is 32 gb & I am sure it is 3rd Gen.  I connected it to my MAC & the Itunes said there was a newer version so I updated & now it has ios 6.1.3.  So can all 3rd gen Ipods get ios 6 now? 
i would love to buy additional used Ipod 3rd gen for my other kids (I can't spend a lot).  They love the Disney Jr Appisodes and it requires iOS 6.  The Appisodes work on this particular 3rd gen now that it has 6.1.3  just wondering it I may be able to do this again with another Ipod 3rd gen.

Wow. I was gonna say....
A iTouch 3rd gen running iOS 6, impossible.
Glad everything worked out.

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