| The Fante Confederation: Alliance of Coastal Akan States in Ghana |
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| The Ife Kingdom: Yoruba City-State and Center of Artistic Excellence |
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| The Kingdom of Dahomey: West African Kingdom and Powerful Female Warriors |
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| The Eccentric Exploits of Thomas Sankara: "Africa's Che Guevara" and Revolutionary Wit |
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| The Bantu Migration: Expansion of Bantu-Speaking People across Africa |
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| The "Potato Chip War" in Belgium: Rival Companies Fight over Chip Production |
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| The Meroitic Kingdom: Ancient Sudanese Civilization and Nubian Pyramids |
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| The Whimsical World of Yaa Gyasi: Ghanaian-American Author and Tales of Identity |
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| The Bizarre Beliefs of African Voodoo: Spells, Potions, and Mysterious Rituals |
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| The "War of the Stray Cats": Feuding Feline Gangs in a Turkish Town |
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| The Great Trek: Migration of Boer Settlers in South Africa |
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| The Wager of the 100,000 Guineas: A Bet Over Whether a Man Could Circumnavigate the Globe in 80 Days |
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| The "Disco Demolition Night": A Baseball Game Turns into a Disco Destruction Party |
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| The Playful Pranks of Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa and Musical Mischief |
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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 Dancing Mania: Europe's Medieval Epidemic of Uncontrollable Dancing |
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| The Battle of Plassey: British Victory over the Nawab of Bengal in India |
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| The Duel of Honor: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Infamous Duel |
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| The Bicycle Face Phenomenon: The Concerns about Women's Facial Deformities from Cycling |
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| The Battle of Blood River: Voortrekker Victory against Zulu Forces in South Africa |
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| The "Toothpick Bridge Collapse" Disaster: A Toothpick Bridge That Couldn't Hold Up |
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| The Unconventional Upheaval of Jomo Kenyatta: Kenya's First President and Witty Remarks |
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| The "Tennis Court Oath": When French Revolutionaries Pledged in a Tennis Court |
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| The Amusing Anecdotes of Jomo Kenyatta: Kenyan Independence, Pan-Africanism, and Wit |
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| The "Battle of the Beards": When Two Men Competed for the Longest Beard |
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| The First Sudanese Civil War: Conflict between North and South Sudan |
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| The Maasai People: Nomadic Pastoralists of East Africa |
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| The Battle of Ngomano: Mozambique Liberation Front Victory against Portuguese Forces |
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| The "Chewing Gum Ban" in Singapore: A Strict Law against Chewing Gum |
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| The Sokoto Caliphate: Islamic State in Northern Nigeria |
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| The Bicycle Face Scare: Victorian Fears of Bicycle-Induced Ugliness in Women |
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| The "Sword Duel on Hot Air Balloons": A Duel Fought High Above the Ground |
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| The Great Trek: Migration of Boer Settlers in South Africa |
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| The Oyo Empire: Yoruba Kingdom of West Africa |
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| The "Donkey Trial" of Spain: When a Donkey Was Put on Trial for Assault |
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| The Wacky Wildlife of the African Savannah: Giraffes, Zebras, and Wildebeest Shenanigans |
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| The Unbelievable Unravelings of African Independence Movements: Political Satire, Humor, and Struggles for Freedom |
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| The Entertaining Escapades of Miriam Makeba: Musical Activism and Iconic Performances |
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| The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: Key Conflict in the Angolan Civil War |
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| The Queen Nzinga: Warrior Queen of Ndongo and Matamba |
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| The Battle of Ramos Arizpe: Dueling Army Colonels and Cannon Fire |
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| The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 1973: Panic, Hoarding, and Empty Shelves |
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| The Town of Fart: Unfortunate Names and Amusing Locales |
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| The Hysterical High Jinks of African Folk Heroes: Ananse, Sundiata, and Mwindo's Misadventures |
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| The Mfecane: Displacement and Conflict in Southern Africa |
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| The Oyo Empire: Yoruba Kingdom of West Africa |
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| The "Great Cabbage Patch Riot": When Cabbage Patch Dolls Sparked Chaos |
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| The "Mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask": The Enigmatic Prisoner of Louis XIV |
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| The Unbelievable Undertakings of Thomas Sankara: Burkina Faso's Revolutionary President and Charismatic Charm |
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| The Queen of Sheba: Mysterious Queen and Legendary Visit to King Solomon |
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