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TIL Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who travelled extensively across Africa and Asia between 1325 and 1354. He travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, from present-day Mali and Tanzania to Beijing - approximately five times the distance covered by Marco Polo.

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