Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

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Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names: AGLET-The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.ARMSAYE-The armhole in clothing.CHANKING-Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.COLUMELLA NASI-The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.DRAGÉES-Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.FEAT-A dangling curl of hair.FERRULE-The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.HARP-The small me [...]

ABC interviews chimps

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As a follow-up to my post on songbirds learning grammar, comes this: ABC interviews chimps.

Interestingly, I once read a National Geographic article (I think it was in the early 1990's) in which a researcher described a single conversation (in American-Sign-Language) between 3 species: a human, a gorilla, and a chimpanzee. Here's an excerpt from the ABC article:

The Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, is home to seven bonobos -- a close relative of the chimpanzee -- and t [...]

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Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

ABC interviews chimps