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HISTORY
Did you know that Timbuktu, Mali, was a thriving center of Islamic scholarship and learning from the 13th to 16th centuries, housing over 700,000 manuscripts?
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PEOPLE
Did you know that Queen Ndaté Yalla Mbodj of Waalo, Senegal, led a fierce resistance against French colonial expansion in the 19th century, embodying courage and strategic brilliance?
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MEDICINE
Did you know that Ancient Egyptians performed complex surgeries, including limb amputations and dental procedures, as early as 2750 BC?
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