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Fast & Curious: Short Takes on Random Things

Fast & Curious: Short Takes on Random Things

May 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

Talking Turkey I learned recently that in Scottish Gaelic, a turkey is a “cearc-fhrangach” or a French chicken. (Chicken is “cearc,” France is “An Fhraing.”) Turkeys, as you no doubt know, are native to the eastern part of North America, not France, so why did my ancestors think they wereRead More