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TIL: The British built over 100 concentration camps during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. Over 26,000 woman & children died in these camps from starvation & disease

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 11:22 am

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TIL while the UK’s blockade of Africa was largely successful in stopping the Atlantic Slave Trade, the United States was a long-term hold-out and refused permission for the British to search their ships for slaves. Because of this, many slavers flew fake American flags to continue the trade.

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 2:46 pm

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TIL that Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.

by whatilearned June 15, 2022, 10:12 pm

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TIL of the Mapogo Lion Coalition, a brutal pack of 6 lions who feasted across Africa and taking over 170,000 acres of land. They killed 100 lions and cubs in a year, split up briefly after arguments, and died protecting each other in a final battle.

by whatilearned June 9, 2022, 2:58 am

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TIL a new program has started using UAV’s to combat elephant and rhino poaching in Africa. Small, battery-powered UAV’s are much more mobile than park rangers, and virtually silent, making them ideal for spotting poachers who think they’re alone in the bush.

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 4:31 pm

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TIL the Masai Tribe in Africa donated 14 cows to the United States after 9/11

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 1:30 pm

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TIL of Palenquero, a Spanish-based creole spoken in the Colombian town of San Basilio de Palenque that mixes Spanish with Kikongo, a language spoken in the Congo region of Africa. It is the last Spanish-based creole language of its kind in Latin America.

by whatilearned May 28, 2022, 10:18 pm

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TIL that the swifts that made their way back from southern Africa never land except to lay and hatch the next generation. They can close one eye and send half of their brain to sleep in order to complete their epic flight.

by whatilearned May 27, 2022, 10:03 am

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TIL there is US Military Cemetery in Tunisia, North Africa that is 27 Acres in size with 2,841 American graves. It was dedicated in 1960.

by whatilearned May 24, 2022, 6:27 pm

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The white Christian missionary HellsAtrium arrives to Africa to colonize the asshole of black gay atheist Mwamba aka CosmicSoulstorm aka TheSoulSea aka DemonicSoulMan aka Stopallspam aka EldenRingBoss.

by CopyPastaArchive May 22, 2022, 4:48 am

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TIL Benedict Cumberbatch experienced a carjacking while in South Africa for filming. He was demanded drugs and money, tied with shoelaces, forced on his knees to be executed but in the end the kidnappers fled.

by whatilearned May 20, 2022, 5:01 am

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TIL the ruins of “Great Zimbabwe” in Africa were constructed with geometric precision instead of mortar and had religious sculptures matching the sophistication of other medieval civilizations. Chinese and Persian artifacts found at the site also prove they had far-reaching trade networks.

by whatilearned May 14, 2022, 11:16 am

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