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skullz: Yeah. We could even get some Apaches and the most prized F-22, and a bunch of F-15E to throw in the mix. That would be awesome.





Not happening Ever!!
Come down to something more realistic like an SU-25 or 35

Very true.

inspiratio: God bless the OP. Long Live Africa.

God bless you too.

23. The name "Africa" was originally used by ancient Greeks and Romans for only the Northern region of the Continent. Africa in Latin means "sunny" and the word "Aphrike" in Greek means "without cold".

http://globalthots..com/2014/03/amazing-facts-about-africa.html?m=1

22. There are more Pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt. Sudan has 223 Pyramids which is double the number in Egypt but the Pyramids of Egypt are generally bigger in size than those in Sudan.

21. Close to the airport in Dakar (Senegal) is a massive sculpted statue, "The African Rennaisance Monument". It stands 49m tall on top of a 100m high hill. It is the tallest statue in Africa, and most of the world.

20. Over 25% of the world's bird species live in Africa.

19. The largest wildlife migration on Earth happens on the Serengeti (in Tanzania) with more than 1.2 million Wildebeests marching behind 750,000 Zebras as they cross this amazing landscape. It is an awesome sight to behold.

18. More than 85% of the world's Elephants and more than 99% of the remaining Lions on Earth are on the African continent.

17. The Nile River has has a total lenght of 6,650 kilometres. The longest river in the world.

16. Lake Malawi has more fish species than any other fresh water system on Earth.

15. Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in the world and the largest lake in Africa. It is a major source of the River Nile.

14. There are more than 1 million Chinese citizens living in Africa and more are coming in every day. Angola alone has a population of more than 350,000 Chinese.

11. Africa is the world's hottest continent and has deserts and drylands covering about 60% of the land surface area e.g Kalahari, Sahara, Libya, Namib Deserts e.t.c.

12. Africa is the world's second driest continent. Australia is the first.

13.Africa has the world's largest natural reserves of precious minerals e.g It has 90% of the world's Platinum, over 40% of the Gold and more than 60% of the Cobalt.

10. The great Sahara Desert is bigger than Continental U.S.A. It is the largest desert in the world.

7. Almost 90% of all worldwide malaria infection cases occur in Africa which also accounts for about 24% of all child deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa.


8. Africa is the second largest continent in the world with over 30 million square kilometres.

9.The largest country in Africa is Algeria. It is approximately the size of Western Europe.

4. Over 25% of all the languages in the world are spoken in Africa alone.

5. With a population of over 1.1 billion people or 16% of the world's population, it is the second most populous continent.

6.The Second Congo War (1998-2003) is the deadliest conflict in the world since World War 2. It killed more than 5.4 Million people.

It involved more than eight other African countries on opposing sides. It is also known as "Africa's First World War".

3.Africa, before colonial rule, comprised of up to 10,000 different states and autonomous groups with distinct languages and customs.

2.Only two countries were not colonised by foreign powers in Africa, they are Ethiopia (Abbysynia) and Liberia.

Africa is such a unique continent and over the decades there have been a lot of untruths, stereotypes and misconceptions about this beautiful continent.

It is surprising to learn that these stereotypes and misconceptions did not only come from outside the continent but also from its inhabitants.

Below is a list of some amazing things most people do not know about Africa. It includes the Good, the Bad and the Ugly things:

1.Africa has 54 Countries and one "non-self governing territory", which is
Western Sahara.

neutralwaya: I admire German efficiency and effectiveness that makes their Engineers top-notch.

But won't like to live there, unless they make me the Premier of NorthRhine-WestPhalia .

Practical Impossible dream.

jakiedudu: Sadly Nigeria's only wonder of the world is advanced fee fraud.

We also have Boko Haram wonder.

zube01: hey! I didn't mean using slaves to fight is pride! That wasn't what I meant!

Ok. I get you sha.

TOMMY EDISON

One day a partially deaf four-year old child came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher, "Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, get him out of school".

His mother read the note and answered, "My Tommy is not too stupid to learn, I will teach him myself".

And that Tommy grew up to be the great Thomas Edison.

Thomas Edison had only three months of formal schooling.

zube01: obviously what u call political and social reasons are what I call pride! It was the battle of luectra that brought part of their downfall where they used slaves to fight!

How about the Persians and other bigger and more powerful kingdoms that use slaves to fight?

Using slaves to fight is not necessarily pride but is a norm among the powers. And whats wrong in having pride in yourself?

The Chinese and Japanese are proud, the British and Americans are proud. Everybody has pride in them.

zube01: ....o yes he did achieve his aim! What about his wife and kids? Hope u saw how they suffered defeat? Try to read up what happened to Sparta in the long run! Aside From the films...Sparta perished asin they fell! U know what caused it? Pride!

I know what happened to him just like I know what happened to the Almighty Persian Empire. I hope you know that one of the reason why the western society and democracy is alive today is because of this man and his actions.

Plus the Spartans were never defeated as a direct result of his actions, rather his death led to unity among his people and prepared them for the coming assault which they won resoundingly.

Plus the reason why Sparta eventually fell was not because of pride or war but for strictly political and social reasons. Again all systems are bound to either die with time or evolve, that is called change.

Bigcake: Why not consider the Chain at Ile Ife? Is that not a complicated mystery?

Tell us more about it.

rafcrown: I REALLY LIKE THE COUNTRY.

But they caused two world wars o.

Search for him on Facebook.

Boko Haram is fighting this war with a long term strategy im mind. The problem is are the Nigerian Military and the Political class fighting back with their own strategy?

I think we should really reflect on this and decide whether we really need to change the way we fight this cancer.

If not...

zube01: Well op what happened to d Spartan King Leonidas at the long run? If he had listened if only he had removed pride! Hope u know that what happened to him wouldn't have happened?

Go and read the real story once again. King Leonidas acheived his aim despite dying on the battlefield, which was also one of his aims.

KennyLenz: How will Bruce Lee and his son die while producing movies?

They died 20 years apart.

7. Macchu Picchu, Peru: Built by the Inca's around 1450, it is located about 2,430 meters above sea level on a mountain ridge.

The city was abandoned by it's inhabitants probably due to an outbreak of Smallpox during the Spanish conquest and remained "lost" for over three centuries before it was re-discovered by Archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911.

Macchu Picchu is today one of the most stunning icons of the fallen Inca civilisation.

http://globalthots..com/2014/07/the-new-seven-wonders-of-world.html?m=1