◆ Fact of the day

Two deaf communities spontaneously invented brand-new sign languages from scratch

In Nicaragua and a Bedouin village, deaf people with no language to copy built full sign languages — and linguists got to watch grammar appear.

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Science Mathematics

Math Says You Can Cut One Ball Into Two Identical Balls

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Sports Basketball

Wilt Chamberlain once scored 100 points in a single NBA game

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Science Materials

Roman concrete heals its own cracks

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Language & Communication Etymology

"Nice" once meant ignorant and foolish

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Sports Records & Statistics

A perfect 147 break is snooker's flawless maximum

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Food & Drink Food History

The potato, tomato and maize all crossed the Atlantic after 1492

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