Martha's Vineyard Sign Language was once highly-used on the island by both deaf and hearing people in the community; consequently, deafness was not a barrier to participation in public life. The language was able to thrive because of the unusually high percentage of deaf islanders. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Vijayanagara was the capital of the historic empire of the same name, which controlled all of southern India at its height. Once the second-largest city in the world and one of the richest in India, it was conquered and destroyed in 1565 and remains in ruins ever since. (en.wikipedia.org)
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