| The Scramble for Africa: European Colonization and Partition of the Continent |
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| The Battle of El Obeid: Mahdist Sudanese Victory over the Anglo-Egyptian Army |
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| The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 1973: Panic, Hoarding, and Empty Shelves |
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| The Arab Slave Trade: Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Slave Routes |
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| The Bicycle Face Phenomenon: The Concerns about Women's Facial Deformities from Cycling |
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| The "Battle of Karánsebes": Friendly Fire and Chaos in the Austrian Army |
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| The Battle of Los Angeles: When the City Thought It Was Under Attack by UFOs |
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| The Kingdom of Kongo: Central African Kingdom and Early European Contact |
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| The "Pumpkin Riots" in New Hampshire: Students Clash over Halloween Celebrations |
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| The "Invasion of Gambia" by the Rastafarians: A Comical Attempt to Overthrow the Government |
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| The Maji Maji Rebellion: Anti-German Resistance in German East Africa |
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| The Bicycle Face Scare: Victorian Fears of Bicycle-Induced Ugliness in Women |
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| The Oyo Empire: Yoruba Kingdom of West Africa |
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| The "Great Goose Chase": How a Lost Goose Caused Havoc in a Village |
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| The Griot Tradition: African Oral Historians and Keepers of Cultural Knowledge |
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| The Swahili Coast: East African Trade Network and Cultural Fusion |
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| The Sahel Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires |
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| The Great Cat Massacre: French Printers' Bizarre Act of Revenge against Cats |
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| The "Great Windigo Panic": The Terrifying Mythical Creature's Scare in Canada |
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| The "Tango War": A Battle over Tango Music Rights |
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| The Mahdist War: Sudanese Resistance against British Colonial Rule |
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| The "Great Garlic War" of Chicago: Mobsters Battle over Garlic Rights |
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| The Kingdom of Aksum: Ancient Ethiopian Empire and Axumite Civilization |
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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 Amusing Anecdotes of Jomo Kenyatta: Kenyan Independence, Pan-Africanism, and Wit |
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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 Cheese Riot: The Riot that Erupted in Switzerland over the High Price of Cheese |
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| The "Cow Parade" Phenomenon: Artistic Cows Take over Cities Worldwide |
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| The Battle of Adwa: Ethiopian Victory over Italian Colonial Forces |
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| The Laughable Legends of Anansi the Spider: Trickster Tales from West Africa |
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| The Kingdom of Mutapa: Powerful African Kingdom in Southern Africa |
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| The Great Sphinx of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Enigma and Iconic Monument |
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| The "Cheese Rolling" Tradition: Chasing Wheels of Cheese Down a Hill |
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| The Great Zimbabwe: Enigmatic Ruins and Ancient African City |
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| The Kingdom of Aksum: Ancient Ethiopian Empire and Axumite Civilization |
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| The Galla Wars: Oromo Resistance against Abyssinian Empire |
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| The Mouse Uprising: The Pied Piper of Hamelin and the Vanished Children |
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| The Battle of Ngomano: Mozambique Liberation Front Victory against Portuguese Forces |
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| The Unbelievable Unravelings of Idi Amin: Eccentric Dictator and Comedic Regime |
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| The Griot Tradition: African Oral Historians and Keepers of Cultural Knowledge |
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| The Battle of Rorke's Drift: British Victory over the Zulu Warriors |
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| The "War of Jenkins' Ear": A Bizarre Conflict Triggered by a Severed Ear |
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| The Queen of Sheba: Mysterious Queen and Legendary Visit to King Solomon |
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| The Dancing Mania: Europe's Medieval Epidemic of Uncontrollable Dancing |
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| The Aro Confederacy: Igbo Trading Society and Regional Influence |
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| The Fall of the Kingdom of Kush: Decline of Ancient Nubian Civilization |
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| The Beer Flood of London: A Deluge of Beer Sweeps Through the Streets |
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| The Ife Kingdom: Yoruba City-State and Center of Artistic Excellence |
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| The "Easter Egg Roll Riot" of 1876: Chaos at the White House's Easter Event |
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