| The Mali Empire: West African Center of Trade and Islamic Scholarship |
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| The Kingdom of Mutapa: Powerful African Kingdom in Southern Africa |
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| The "Great Goose Chase": How a Lost Goose Caused Havoc in a Village |
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| The Great Fire of London: When a Small Fire Led to the Destruction of Much of the City |
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| The Queen of Sheba: Mysterious Queen and Legendary Visit to King Solomon |
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| The Kingdom of Dahomey: West African Kingdom and Powerful Female Warriors |
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| The Entertaining Exploits of Mansa Musa: Africa's Wealthiest Emperor and Extravagant Adventures |
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| The Ashanti Empire: West African Kingdom of Gold and Resilience |
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| The "Great Cabbage Patch Riot": When Cabbage Patch Dolls Sparked Chaos |
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| The Unbelievable Unravelings of Patrice Lumumba: Political Drama, Satire, and Tragicomedy |
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| The Great Stork Derby: The Baby-Making Contest That Turned Out to Be a Hoax |
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| The Whimsical Wonders of African Drumming: Rhythmic Communication, Tribal Celebrations, and Drumming Jokes |
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| The Great Chicken Run: When 6,000 Chickens Escaped from a Poultry Farm |
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| The Exploding Whale Incident: When a Beached Whale Was Blown Up with Dynamite |
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| The Battle of Plassey: British Victory over the Nawab of Bengal in India |
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| The Taiping Rebellion: A Failed Civil Servant's Claim to Divinity and a Rebellion |
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| The Wacky Wildlife of the African Savannah: Giraffes, Zebras, and Wildebeest Shenanigans |
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| The Ashanti Empire: West African Kingdom of Gold and Resilience |
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| The "Disco Demolition Night": A Baseball Game Turns into a Disco Destruction Party |
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| The Dogon People: Ancient African Culture and Cosmological Beliefs |
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| The Arab Slave Trade: Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Slave Routes |
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| The "Battle of the Oranges": Italy's Messy Food Fight Festival |
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| The Great Emu War: When Australia Declared War on Emus... and Lost |
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| The Great Emu War: Australia's Struggle against a Feathered Foe |
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| The Roman Emperor Caligula: Madness, Depravity, and Unusual Behavior |
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| The Swahili Coast: East African Trade Network and Cultural Fusion |
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| The Kingdom of Kongo: Central African Kingdom and Early European Contact |
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| The War of the Stray Dog: Greece and Bulgaria's Bizarre Border Conflict |
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| The "Sword Duel on Hot Air Balloons": A Duel Fought High Above the Ground |
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| The "Sock Summit" in Oregon: A Gathering of Sock Knitters |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The Hedgehog War: Slovenia and Croatia's Border Dispute Over a Sculpture |
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| The Kingdom of Dahomey: West African Kingdom and Powerful Female Warriors |
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| The Beer Flood of London: A Deluge of Beer Sweeps Through the Streets |
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| The Entertaining Escapades of Miriam Makeba: Musical Activism and Iconic Performances |
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| The "Battle of the Beards": When Two Men Competed for the Longest Beard |
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| The Hilarious Habits of Emperor Haile Selassie: Pet Lions, Fancy Uniforms, and Royal Quirks |
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| The Sahel Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires |
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| The Dancing Plague of Strasbourg: The Mysterious Epidemic of Incessant Dancing |
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| The Peculiar Practices of African Witch Doctors: Charms, Rituals, and Supernatural Solutions |
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| The Kingdom of Aksum: Ancient Ethiopian Empire and Axumite Civilization |
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| The Peculiar Puzzles of African Symbols and Adinkra: Visual Language, Wisdom Sayings, and Cultural Quirks |
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| The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 1973: Panic, Hoarding, and Empty Shelves |
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| The Roman Emperor Caligula: Infamous for His Bizarre Behavior and Excessive Cruelty |
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| The Eccentric Exploits of Thomas Sankara: "Africa's Che Guevara" and Revolutionary Wit |
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| The "St. Scholastica Day Riot": A 500-Year-Old Conflict Between Town and Gown |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The Duel of Honor: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Infamous Duel |
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| The Whimsical World of Yaa Gyasi: Ghanaian-American Author and Tales of Identity |
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| The Nile River: Lifeline of Ancient Egypt and African Civilization |
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