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along with Finnish they’re the only two European languages with no roots or connections to any other known language
Apart from Basque. which was probably being spoken before the rise of the family of Indo-European languages.
In our solar system, just 0.2% of the total mass isn't the sun.
In our solar system, just 0.2% of the total mass isn’t the sun.
And more the 50% of the 0.2% left is Jupiter
The Barnacle Goose is so-named because it’s feet look like barnacles.
So here's a thing. I've always been lead to believe that they're called that, because it was thought they hatched from barnacles
How could you spend 55 years in Russia and not pick up a bit of the lingo?!
I suspect that, as is often the case, the truth here is somewhere in the middle. Perhaps he had very poor quality speech, perhaps an impediment, perhaps he had some learning difficulties or behavioural issues. Perhaps he thought he was still an active POW and was trying to deceive. Whatever the reason, you are right that is probably wasn't as simple as the original story led you to believe.
So here’s a thing. I’ve always been lead to believe that they’re called that, because it was thought they hatched from barnacles
TBF, it's a 'fact' I learned from a fella in a pub, but he was quite into his nature stuff so I took him at his word.