Obversa OP t1_j1pta7o wrote on December 26, 2022 at 12:37 PM

Reply to TIL that a branch of the Clan Bruce in Scotland, relatives of Robert the Bruce, emigrated from Scotland to Russia to 1647. Many families of Scottish origin were also part of the Russian Empire's landed aristocracy, including descendants of Clan Ramsay, Clan Leslie, Clan Drummond, and Clan Hamilton. by Obversa

*in 1647, typo

Obversa OP t1_j1pt6rp wrote on December 26, 2022 at 12:36 PM

Reply to comment by KrochKanible in TIL that a branch of the Clan Bruce in Scotland, relatives of Robert the Bruce, emigrated from Scotland to Russia to 1647. Many families of Scottish origin were also part of the Russian Empire's landed aristocracy, including descendants of Clan Ramsay, Clan Leslie, Clan Drummond, and Clan Hamilton. by Obversa

"Bruce" was translated into Russian as "Bryus" (Брюс), I believe.

Obversa OP t1_j1pszj4 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 12:33 PM

Reply to comment by MieGorengGenocide in TIL that a branch of the Clan Bruce in Scotland, relatives of Robert the Bruce, emigrated from Scotland to Russia to 1647. Many families of Scottish origin were also part of the Russian Empire's landed aristocracy, including descendants of Clan Ramsay, Clan Leslie, Clan Drummond, and Clan Hamilton. by Obversa

Or the Volga Germans in Argentina, who came from the Volga River area in Russia.

Today, 8% of the Argentine population, or 3.5 million Argentines, claim German ancestry. Of those, more than 2.5 million claim Volga German descent, making them the majority of those having German ancestry in the country, and accounting for 5.7% of the total Argentinian population. Descendants of Volga Germans outnumber descendants of Germans from Germany, which number 1 million in Argentina (2.3% of the population).

Obversa t1_iyz0pr7 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 5:59 AM

Reply to comment by sl8rfan2 in No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by linguist96

Imagine this, but their screaming child is also kicking the back of your seat for most of the entire 8-hour cross-Atlantic flight on your way from the United States to Germany.

Obversa t1_iyyttm2 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 4:46 AM

Reply to Bob McGrath, original 'Sesame Street' cast member, dead at 90 | CNN by CanadianDiver

I am so sorry to hear of Bob McGrath's passing. I loved the kind warmth he brought to the show.

Obversa t1_ixrjkq6 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 7:38 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves. by WaryLouka

Now I'm imagining "what if Palpatine returned as a turkey". Thanks, Reddit.

Obversa

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