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THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT AFRICA

Added on: 8th Nov 2015

 

AFRICA IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIVING LAND

ANIMAL, THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT

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IT IS ALSO HOME TO THE WORLD'S TALLEST ANIMAL,

THE GIRAFFE

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AFRICA AND EUROPE ARE SEPARATED BY BARELY 14 KM

AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT BUILDING THE

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE

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40% OF KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 14 ARE

INVOLVED IN CHILD LABOUR

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ON AVERAGE, PEOPLE HAVE TO WALK ROUGHLY 4KM

TO COLLECT WATER.

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THE WATER THEY COLLECT IS RARELY DRINKABLE THOUGH,

AND MUST BE BOILED BEFORE CONSUMPTION

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96 ELEPHANTS ARE KILLED EVERY DAY ON THE CONTINENT

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THE DEADLIEST ANIMAL ON THE CONTINENT (THE ONE

THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOST HUMAN DEATHS)

IS THE HIPPOPOTAMUS

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ACCORDING TO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS

ZIMBABWE IS THE COUNTRY WITH THE MOST OFFICIAL

LANGUAGES AT 16 (YES, WE KNOW THAT OTHER COUNTRIES

COULD BE SAID TO HAVE MORE BUT THIS ALSO DEPENDS ON

HOW YOU DEFINE A LANGUAGE VS A DIALECT)

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