Humans, it turns out, are not so special. We are the ones that remain, to…
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In the late 1900s, the British worked to build a railroad from Uganda to the…
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When discussing the history of Africa, Ghana and Mali are often described as the “first…
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For centuries, the ivory trade and the slave trade were closely intertwined. Ivory was a…
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Science & Nature
The Green Sahara: Was there a Lost Paradise under the Great Desert?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriCould the Sahara have once been green? Could the world’s largest hot desert was once…
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The Songhai Empire was a great trading state found in West Africa that flourished between…
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The Vorompatra (Malagasy for “marsh bird” or “bird of the Ampatres wetlands”) was a cryptid…
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The Roman Empire, and the Republic which preceded it, loom large in the annals of…
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Science & Nature
Lake Natron: the Lake that Petrifies All that Swim in It
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanLake Natron is an alkaline saltwater lake found in Tanzania. It is found more specifically,…
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History
(In Pics) Ten Extinct Animals which Survive only in Drawings
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenThe growth of the human race was, for much of it history, a slow and…
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Religious leaders are often looked to for guidance. Sometimes the advice they give comes from…
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History
What Happened to Aksum, the Fourth Great Empire of the Ancient World?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThe 3rd century Persian profit Mani, the founder of Manicheism, identified four great empires in…
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Unexplained Mysteries
Mokele-Mbembe: A Dinosaur Hidden in the Jungles of Africa?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriFor many years there have been rumors of something unusual hidden in the deepest and…
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The Romans left an indelible mark on Europe. Due to their military conquests, due to…
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Unexplained Mysteries
Adam’s Calendar: A 300,000-Year-Old Alien Site in Africa?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriAdam’s Calendar, which may be the oldest man-made structure which is still in existence, was…