Friday, August 13 - Operation Humpback a success; the Olympian who caught a taxi for gold; the longest word in the world; and Wally the Walrus goes boating.

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LINKS

Operation Humpback:

https://twitter.com/9NewsGoldCoast/status/1425710901282344961

The longest word in English

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/oversized-words/knickknackatory

Wally the Walrus in Ireland:

https://news.sky.com/story/wally-the-wandering-walrus-sets-up-home-on-a-motorboat-12378128

Wally’s journey so far:

http://www.beachstuff.uk/wally_walrus.html

Paralympics Q+A

A two-minute introduction to goalball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZ51jzmbAQ

Tyan Taylor’s training routine and support crew:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtVY34jmjNs

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