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b6lZ0 TIL of the Caprivi Strip. When the German colonialists wanted access to the oceans via the river, they bought the area from the British- who neglected to mention that the river would pass the Victoria Falls, the world’s largest waterfall, making the land completely useless. No refunds were offered.
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