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Today I learned that sign languages also have accents.
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TIL that to eliminate all the elusive invasive goats in the Galapagos, researchers attached a radio-collar to a ‘Judas goat’ who would, because of its gregarious nature, seek out other goats. It was then tracked down, the group killed, but with the 'traitor’ left alive in order to find more goats.
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TIL that during the 70s one suicide jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge had a note that read “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.”
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TIL the last team to win gold in rugby in the Olympics was the USA, which taught a bunch of All-American Football players how to play it during the boat ride to the games.
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TIL about the 'greatest music teacher who ever lived': Nadia Boulanger, the first woman to conduct many major US and European orchestras, and whose students include Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla and many more. She taught mainly from her own home.
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TIL The most recent of Wayne Gretzky's 60 NHL records was set some time after his 1999 retirement. His points-per-game average of 1.921 was second only to Mario Lemieux (2.005), who later came out of retirement and lowered his own average, moving Gretzky to the number 1 spot