| The "Cheese Rolling" Tradition: Chasing Wheels of Cheese Down a Hill |
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| The "Disco Demolition Night": A Baseball Game Turns into a Disco Destruction Party |
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| The "Whiskey War" in Pennsylvania: A Violent Rebellion against Taxes |
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| The Great Cat Massacre: French Printers' Bizarre Act of Revenge against Cats |
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| The Ridiculous Riddles of African Folklore: Talking Animals, Tricky Tortoises, and Clever Hares |
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| The Story of Mansa Musa: Mali's Wealthy Emperor and Famous Hajj |
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| The Hedgehog War: Slovenia and Croatia's Border Dispute Over a Sculpture |
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| Oromo Resistance: The Galla Wars (1529-1886)
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| The Ife Kingdom: Yoruba City-State and Center of Artistic Excellence |
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| The "War of the Stray Cats": Feuding Feline Gangs in a Turkish Town |
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| The "Great Pie Fight" in California: A Massive Pie Battle Breaks Out in a Park |
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| The Kingdom of Kongo: Central African Kingdom and Early European Contact |
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| The Fante Confederation: Alliance of Coastal Akan States in Ghana |
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| The Maasai People: Nomadic Pastoralists of East Africa |
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| The Aro Confederacy: Igbo Trading Society and Regional Influence |
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| The Eccentric Exploits of Winnie Mandela: Anti-Apartheid Activism and Unconventional Leadership |
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| The "Great Garlic War" of Chicago: Mobsters Battle over Garlic Rights |
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| The "Cow Parade" Phenomenon: Artistic Cows Take over Cities Worldwide |
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| The Battle of Ngomano: Mozambique Liberation Front Victory against Portuguese Forces |
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| The "Straw Hat Riots": When Men Attacked Straw Hat Wearers in New York City |
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| The Anglo-Zulu War: Conflict between the British Empire and Zulu Kingdom |
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| The "Pumpkin Riots" in New Hampshire: Students Clash over Halloween Celebrations |
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| The Peculiar Practices of the Himba Tribe: Red Ochre, Hairdos, and Goat-Urine Perfume |
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| The "Napoleon's Bicorn Hat" Auction: A Hat with a Storied Past |
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| The "Banana War": The Banana Monopoly That Caused a Diplomatic Rift |
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| The Trans-Saharan Trade: Caravan Routes and Economic Exchange |
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| The Duel of Honor: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Infamous Duel |
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| The Dancing Plague of 1518: When People Couldn't Stop Dancing |
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| The Kilwa Sultanate: Swahili Trading Empire on the East African Coast |
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| The Story of Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire |
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| The "Dancing Monkey of Delhi": A Monkey Puts on a Show in India's Red Fort |
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| The Battle of Isandlwana: Zulu Warriors' Victory over British Forces |
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| The "Great Cabbage Patch Riot": When Cabbage Patch Dolls Sparked Chaos |
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| The "Tennis Court Oath": When French Revolutionaries Pledged in a Tennis Court |
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| The Eccentric Exploits of Thomas Sankara: "Africa's Che Guevara" and Revolutionary Wit |
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| The Benin Bronzes: Intricate Artworks and Cultural Heritage of the Kingdom of Benin |
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| The "Great Windigo Panic": The Terrifying Mythical Creature's Scare in Canada |
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| The Amusing Anecdotes of Nelson Mandela: Prison Escapes, Sense of Humor, and Political Pranks |
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| The "Easter Egg Roll Riot" of 1876: Chaos at the White House's Easter Event |
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| The Town of Fart: The Swedish Village with an Unfortunate Name |
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| The "Donkey Trial" of Spain: When a Donkey Was Put on Trial for Assault |
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| The Dogon People: Ancient African Culture and Cosmological Beliefs |
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| The Exploding Whale Incident: When a Beached Whale Was Blown Up with Dynamite |
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| The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: Key Conflict in the Angolan Civil War |
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| The Taiping Rebellion: A Failed Civil Servant's Claim to Divinity and a Rebellion |
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| The Mahdist War: Sudanese Resistance against British Colonial Rule |
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| The Story of Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire |
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| The Mali Empire: West African Center of Trade and Islamic Scholarship |
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| The Sokoto Caliphate: Islamic State in Northern Nigeria |
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| The Beer Flood of London: When a Brewery Barrel Burst and Flooded the Streets |
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