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The fainting goat or myotonic goat is an American breed of goat. It is characterised by myotonia congenita, a hereditary condition that may cause it to stiffen or fall over when excited or startled. [1]: 396 [2] [3] It may also be known as the Tennessee fainting goat, falling goat, stiff-legged goat or nervous goat, or as the Tennessee wooden ...
Ellijay, occasionally spelled Elijay, is a city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 1,862 at the 2020 census. [4] The city is the county seat of Gilmer County. [5] Agriculture is important in Gilmer County, known as the "Apple Capital of Georgia." [6] The city holds an annual Georgia Apple Festival in October. [7]
The Georgia Apple Festival is an annual festival in Ellijay, Georgia. [1] The festival has been held every October since 1971 and offers handmade crafts, live music, and apples. An annual parade and antique car show are also held in conjunction with the festival. [2]
Disasters and accidents 2018 Naga, Cebu landslide The death toll of the landslide in Cebu, Philippines rise to 77. Eight others are still missing and presumed dead. (ABS-CBN News) Thirteen people are killed and at least 30 others are injured when a military transport truck flips over on a major road in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Channel NewsAsia) 2018 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Walaka ...
International relations Saudi Arabia–United States relations In a public speech in Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. President Donald Trump claims that Salman of Saudi Arabia's power wouldn't last "for two weeks" without the support of the U.S. military. (Reuters) Law and crime Terrorism in France French RAID and BRI police units raid the headquarters of a Shiite association in Grande-Synthe and ...
Around 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the age distribution was 24.3% under18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 or older.
1930 – Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia (d. 2018) [87] 1932 – Maury Wills , American baseball player and manager (d. 2022) [ 88 ] 1933 – John Gurdon , English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate [ 89 ]
East Ellijay is a city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. The population was 546 at the 2010 census, [ 4 ] down from 707 in 2000. East Ellijay was originally the location of Fort Hetzel, one of the Cherokee removal forts built in 1838 to house the Cherokee people before sending them on the " Trail of Tears ".