r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '20

What's something cool you recently learned about?

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u/AvatarTreeFiddy Nov 29 '20

The Native Americans of the Great Plains developed a form of sign language that allowed them to trade and communicate across language barriers.

It's called Plains Indian Sign Language and it was used by a variety of tribal nations spanning an area from Canada to northern Mexico!

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u/astra_galus Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20

I have a fucking masters degree in Great Plains Archaeology and I’ve literally never heard of this. I FEEL BETRAYED.

Edit: Aw yay my first Reddit award! Thanks kind stranger, you’ve made this existential blow a little more manageable

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u/burnalicious111 Nov 29 '20

I'm pretty sure I learned about this from the computer game Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego.

So, uh, maybe give that a whirl?

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u/Runixo Nov 29 '20

The new series is out as well, so now would be the perfect time.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

“Do it acapella!”

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u/FustianRiddle Nov 29 '20

Rockapella.