| The Arrival of the Portuguese: European Exploration and Influence in Africa |
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| The Taiping Rebellion: A Chinese Rebellion Led by a Failed Civil Servant Proclaiming to be Jesus' Brother |
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| The Queen Nzinga: Warrior Queen of Ndongo and Matamba |
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| The Outrageous Ordeals of Shaka Zulu: Warrior King and Unconventional Tactics |
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| The Maji Maji Rebellion: Anti-German Resistance in German East Africa |
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| The Battle of Omdurman: British-Egyptian Victory over Sudanese Mahdists |
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| The "Easter Egg Roll Riot" of 1876: Chaos at the White House's Easter Event |
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| The Roman Emperor Caligula: Madness, Depravity, and Unusual Behavior |
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| The Griot Tradition: African Oral Historians and Keepers of Cultural Knowledge |
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| The Unbelievable Unravelings of African Independence Movements: Political Satire, Humor, and Struggles for Freedom |
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| The Mfecane: Displacement and Conflict in Southern Africa |
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| The Hysterical High Jinks of African Folk Heroes: Ananse, Sundiata, and Mwindo's Misadventures |
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| The Mouse Uprising: The Pied Piper's Mysterious Disappearance of Hamelin's Children |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The Great Emu War: When Australia Declared War on Emus... and Lost |
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| The Exploding Whale Incident: When Dynamite Meets Beached Whale |
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| The Battle of Ramos Arizpe: A Duel Between Two Army Colonels Using Cannon Fire |
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| The "Whiskey War" in Pennsylvania: A Violent Rebellion against Taxes |
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| The Unbelievable Undertakings of Wangari Maathai: Tree Planting, Nobel Prize, and Green Humor |
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| The Entertaining Escapades of Miriam Makeba: Musical Activism and Iconic Performances |
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| The "Straw Hat Riots": When Men Attacked Straw Hat Wearers in New York City |
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| The "Cheese Rolling" Tradition: Chasing Wheels of Cheese Down a Hill |
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| The Peculiar Practices of African Witch Doctors: Charms, Rituals, and Supernatural Solutions |
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| The Sahel Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires |
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| The "Tennis Court Oath": When French Revolutionaries Pledged in a Tennis Court |
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| The Eccentric Endeavors of Fela Kuti: Afrobeat Legend and Political Satirist |
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| The War of the Stray Dog: Greece and Bulgaria's Bizarre Border Conflict |
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| The Trans-Saharan Trade: Caravan Routes and Economic Exchange |
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| The Pig War: The Border Dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom over a Pig |
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| The Meroitic Kingdom: Ancient Sudanese Civilization and Nubian Pyramids |
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| The Kingdom of Mutapa: Powerful African Kingdom in Southern Africa |
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| The Oyo Empire: Yoruba Kingdom of West Africa |
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| The Great Molasses Flood: Boston's Sticky Sweet Disaster |
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| The Mysterious Tunguska Event: A Massive Explosion in Siberia with No Definite Explanation |
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| The "Sock Monkey Revolt": A Rebellion Led by Handmade Sock Monkeys |
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| The Peculiar Puzzles of the Dogon Tribe: Sirius Mystery, Sacred Symbols, and Starlore |
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| The Mali Empire: West African Center of Trade and Islamic Scholarship |
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| The Ethiopian-Italian War: Ethiopian Victory against Italian Colonial Forces |
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| The Battle of Plassey: British Victory over the Nawab of Bengal in India |
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| The Fante Confederation: Alliance of Coastal Akan States in Ghana |
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| The Unconventional Upheaval of Jomo Kenyatta: Kenya's First President and Witty Remarks |
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| The Mouse Uprising: The Pied Piper of Hamelin and the Vanished Children |
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| The Arab Slave Trade: Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Slave Routes |
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| The "Great Windigo Panic": The Terrifying Mythical Creature's Scare in Canada |
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| The Kingdom of Aksum: Ancient Ethiopian Empire and Axumite Civilization |
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| The Dancing Mania: When Europe Was Stricken by an Epidemic of Dance |
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| The Unbelievable Unravelings of Patrice Lumumba: Political Drama, Satire, and Tragicomedy |
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| The Battle of Blood River: Voortrekker Victory against Zulu Forces in South Africa |
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| The Maasai People: Nomadic Pastoralists of East Africa |
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| The Cheese Riot: The Riot that Erupted in Switzerland over the High Price of Cheese |
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