| The Battle of Omdurman: British-Egyptian Victory over Sudanese Mahdists |
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| The "Donkey Trial" of Spain: When a Donkey Was Put on Trial for Assault |
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| The "Dancing Monkey of Delhi": A Monkey Puts on a Show in India's Red Fort |
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| The Whimsical World of Yaa Gyasi: Ghanaian-American Author and Tales of Identity |
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| The Battle of Ramos Arizpe: Dueling Army Colonels and Cannon Fire |
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| The Mali Empire: West African Center of Trade and Islamic Scholarship |
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| The Battle of Blood River: Voortrekker Victory against Zulu Forces in South Africa |
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| The Hedgehog War: A Spiky Sculpture Sparks a Border Dispute |
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| The "Battle of the Beards": When Two Men Competed for the Longest Beard |
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| The Queen Nzinga: Warrior Queen of Ndongo and Matamba |
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| The "Buried Alive" Safety Coffin: Victorian Fear of Premature Burial |
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| The Great Emu War: Australia's Struggle against a Feathered Foe |
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| The Mouse Uprising: The Pied Piper of Hamelin and the Vanished Children |
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| The Amusing Anecdotes of Nelson Mandela: Prison Escapes, Sense of Humor, and Political Pranks |
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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 Maasai People: Nomadic Pastoralists of East Africa |
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| The Hilarious Habits of Emperor Haile Selassie: Pet Lions, Fancy Uniforms, and Royal Quirks |
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| The Duel of Honor: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Infamous Duel |
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| The "Farting Preacher" Controversy: A Flatulent Sermon Gone Viral |
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| The Maji Maji Rebellion: Anti-German Resistance in German East Africa |
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| The Arab Slave Trade: Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Slave Routes |
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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 "Snail Race Riot" in France: Chaos Erupts over a Slow-Paced Contest |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The Ridiculous Riddles of African Folklore: Talking Animals, Tricky Tortoises, and Clever Hares |
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| The Ridiculous Revelations of African Witchcraft: Magic Spells, Shape-Shifting, and Witchdoctors' Wisdom |
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| The Sokoto Caliphate: Islamic State in Northern Nigeria |
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| The Dancing Man of Mohra: A Man Who Claimed to Have Lived without Eating for Years |
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| The Queen of Sheba: Mysterious Queen and Legendary Visit to King Solomon |
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| The Kilwa Sultanate: Swahili Trading Empire on the East African Coast |
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| The "Sword Duel on Hot Air Balloons": A Duel Fought High Above the Ground |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The "Great Pie Fight" in California: A Massive Pie Battle Breaks Out in a Park |
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| The Griot Tradition: African Oral Historians and Keepers of Cultural Knowledge |
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| The "Sock Summit" in Oregon: A Gathering of Sock Knitters |
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| The Entertaining Escapades of African Storytellers: Griots, Oral Tradition, and Humorous Narratives |
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| The Unbelievable Undertakings of Thomas Sankara: Burkina Faso's Revolutionary President and Charismatic Charm |
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| The "Chinatown Opium Wars": San Francisco's Opium Den Crackdown |
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| The Bizarre Behaviors of African Tribes: Lip Plates, Scarification, and Unique Body Modifications |
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| The First Sudanese Civil War: Conflict between North and South Sudan |
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| The Battle of Los Angeles: The Night the City Believed in an Alien Invasion |
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| The Battle of Los Angeles: When the City Thought It Was Under Attack by UFOs |
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| The Story of Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire |
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| The Queen of Sheba: Mysterious Queen and Legendary Visit to King Solomon |
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| The Exploding Whale Incident: When a Beached Whale Was Blown Up with Dynamite |
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| The Ife Kingdom: Yoruba City-State and Center of Artistic Excellence |
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| The Battle of Plassey: British Victory over the Nawab of Bengal in India |
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| The Philadelphia Experiment: Tales of Time Travel and Vanishing Ships |
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| The Bantu Migration: Expansion of Bantu-Speaking People across Africa |
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