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Did you know that ancient Nubians in present-day Sudan performed sophisticated eye surgery, including cataract removal, centuries before similar procedures were documented elsewhere?
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Did you know that the Ishango bone, discovered in present-day Democratic Republic of Congo, provides evidence of early mathematical understanding in Africa dating back over 20,000 years?
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Did you know that the Ishango Bone, a bone tool dating back over 20,000 years from present-day Congo, suggests an early understanding of mathematical concepts, potentially predating other known mathematical tools?
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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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