Kids In Nicaragua Created Their Own Sign Language

06/07/2020 3 min Temporada 2 Episodio 335

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Episode Synopsis

In the 1980s Deaf children in Nicaragua were sent to a new school that was supposed to help them learn finger spelling. Instead, they built up their own language, now known as Nicaraguan Sign Language. Plus: divers in Mexico find a cave that looked like it hadn't been visited before, only to find a link to civilization thousands of years ago. 
The Amazing Story of Deaf Children in 1980s Nicaragua Inventing a Brand New Language (Twisted Sifter) 
Canadian scuba diver in Mexico accidentally discovers vast, prehistoric industrial complex (National Post)
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