Lack of Verbal Language
The only phrases Genie knew were “stop it” and “no more.” It was determined by researchers that due to her extreme isolation, Genie had never acquired a first language at all…
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Genie Wiley: America's Ferie Child
The More You Know
- Tic Tac mints are named after the sound their container makes.
- Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
- Shakespeare is easier to understand, makes more sense, and is punnier when it's recited in its original pronunciation instead of a modern English accent.
- In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.