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The Myotonic Goat or Tennessee fainting 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 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]
Myotonia congenita is a congenital neuromuscular channelopathy that affects skeletal muscles (muscles used for movement). It is a genetic disorder.The hallmark of the disease is the failure of initiated contraction to terminate, often referred to as delayed relaxation of the muscles and rigidity. [1]
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.
On New Year's Eve, many localities in the United States and elsewhere mark the beginning of a new year through the raising or lowering of an object.Many of these events are patterned on festivities that have been held at New York City's Times Square since 1908, where a large crystal ball is lowered down a pole atop One Times Square (beginning its descent at 11:59:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and ...
The West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica) is a mountain-dwelling goat-antelope native to the western half of the Caucasus Mountains range, in Georgia and European Russia.It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the wild population is estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,000 individuals.
The Cartecay River is a 19.1-mile-long (30.7 km) [2] river that runs into Ellijay, Georgia, in Gilmer County.It is the site of a class II whitewater run.. The Cartecay and Ellijay rivers meet in Ellijay to form the Coosawattee River.
Charles "Ches" McCartney on Highway 19 in southern Georgia (October 1958). Charles "Ches" McCartney (1901–1998), also known as the Goat Man, was an American itinerant wanderer who traveled up and down the eastern United States from 1930 to 1987 in a ramshackle wagon pulled by a team of goats.