| The Bizarre Beliefs of African Voodoo: Spells, Potions, and Mysterious Rituals |
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| The Kingdom of Dahomey: West African Kingdom and Powerful Female Warriors |
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| The Kilwa Sultanate: Swahili Trading Empire on the East African Coast |
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| The "Tulip Mania" Bubble: When Tulips Became Worth More Than Houses |
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| The Ashanti Empire: West African Kingdom of Gold and Resilience |
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| The Kingdom of Aksum: Ancient Ethiopian Empire and Axumite Civilization |
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| The Ife Kingdom: Yoruba City-State and Center of Artistic Excellence |
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| The Fante Confederation: Alliance of Coastal Akan States in Ghana |
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| The Hedgehog War: Slovenia and Croatia's Border Dispute Over a Sculpture |
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| The Pig War: A Swine-Related Conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom |
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| The Carthaginian Empire: Phoenician Influence in North Africa |
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| The "Mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask": The Enigmatic Prisoner of Louis XIV |
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| The Amusing Anecdotes of Nelson Mandela: Prison Escapes, Sense of Humor, and Political Pranks |
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| The Mahdist War: Sudanese Resistance against British Colonial Rule |
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| The Whimsical World of Yaa Gyasi: Ghanaian-American Author and Tales of Identity |
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| The "Straw Hat Riots": When Men Attacked Straw Hat Wearers in New York City |
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| The Battle of Ngomano: Mozambique Liberation Front Victory against Portuguese Forces |
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| The Great Emu War: When Australia Declared War on Emus... and Lost |
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| The Bizarre Beliefs of the Maasai Tribe: Warrior Culture, Lion Hunts, and Cow Jumping Rituals |
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| The Queen of Sheba: Mysterious Queen and Legendary Visit to King Solomon |
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| The "Panic of 1907": A Bank Run Triggered by a Fictitious News Story |
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| The Trans-Saharan Trade: Caravan Routes and Economic Exchange |
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| The Maasai People: Nomadic Pastoralists of East Africa |
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| The "Tango War": A Battle over Tango Music Rights |
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| The Aro Confederacy: Igbo Trading Society and Regional Influence |
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| The Mahdist War: Sudanese Resistance against British Colonial Rule |
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| The Nile River: Lifeline of Ancient Egypt and African Civilization |
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| The Bicycle Face Scare: The Victorian Era's Fear of Women Becoming Ugly from Cycling |
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| The Dancing Mania: When Europe Was Stricken by an Epidemic of Dance |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The Story of Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire |
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| The Wacky Wildlife of the African Savannah: Giraffes, Zebras, and Wildebeest Shenanigans |
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| The Kingdom of Kongo: Central African Kingdom and Early European Contact |
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| The "Battle of Karánsebes": Friendly Fire and Chaos in the Austrian Army |
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| The Arrival of the Portuguese: European Exploration and Influence in Africa |
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| The "Cheese Rolling" Tradition: Chasing Wheels of Cheese Down a Hill |
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| The Maji Maji Rebellion: Anti-German Resistance in German East Africa |
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| The Hysterical High Jinks of Fela Kuti: Music, Politics, and Afrobeat Revolution |
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| The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 1973: Panic Buying and Empty Shelves |
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| The Taiping Rebellion: A Failed Civil Servant's Claim to Divinity and a Rebellion |
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| The Ethiopian-Italian War: Ethiopian Victory against Italian Colonial Forces |
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| The "Chinatown Opium Wars": San Francisco's Opium Den Crackdown |
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| The "Battle of the Beards": When Two Men Competed for the Longest Beard |
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| The "Easter Egg Roll Riot" of 1876: Chaos at the White House's Easter Event |
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| The Beer Flood of London: When a Brewery Barrel Burst and Flooded the Streets |
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| The Story of Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire |
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| The Scramble for Africa: European Colonization and Partition of the Continent |
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| The "War of the Stray Cats": Feuding Feline Gangs in a Turkish Town |
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| The Battle of Isandlwana: Zulu Warriors' Victory over British Forces |
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| The Bicycle Face Phenomenon: The Concerns about Women's Facial Deformities from Cycling |
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