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Did you know that ancient Nubia, located in present-day Sudan, was a major iron producer centuries before Europe, mastering advanced smelting techniques and potentially influencing iron technology across the continent?
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Did you know that Ancient Egyptians practiced advanced dentistry as early as 5000 BC, evidenced by teeth found with fillings made of resin and malachite?
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Did you know that Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire (present-day Ghana), led a war against British colonialism in 1900, becoming a powerful symbol of resistance and female leadership in the fight against imperialism?
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Did you know that ancient Egyptians developed and used prosthetic limbs as early as 3000 years ago, showcasing their advanced understanding of medicine and engineering?
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Did you know that the Igbo Landing in Dunbar Creek, Georgia, is a historical site commemorating the 1755 mass suicide of enslaved Igbo people who chose death over a life of bondage in the Americas, representing a powerful act of resistance and defiance?
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Did you know that ancient Egyptians developed and used prosthetic limbs as early as 3000 years ago?
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Did you know that the Lebombo bone, a baboon fibula with precisely marked notches dating back 44,000 years, discovered in Eswatini, is considered one of the oldest known mathematical objects, suggesting early mathematical thinking in Africa?
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Did you know that the University of Sankore in Timbuktu, Mali, founded in the 12th century, housed one of the largest libraries in the world and was a leading center of learning, attracting scholars from across Africa and the Middle East?
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Did you know that ancient Egyptians performed complex surgical procedures, including brain surgery, as early as 3000 BC?
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Did you know that Timbuktu, in present-day Mali, was a thriving center of learning and commerce in the 14th-16th centuries, boasting universities and libraries that attracted scholars from around the world?
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Did you know that the Ge'ez script, used in Ethiopia and Eritrea, is one of the oldest alphabets still in use in the world, with evidence suggesting its development as early as the 5th century BC?
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Did you know that the Ishango bone, dating back over 20,000 years and found in present-day Democratic Republic of Congo, suggests early understanding of arithmetic and mathematical concepts?
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