More than 30 African nations have more cell phones than land lines.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Niger (Africa) has the world's highest fertility rate - 7.1 children per mother.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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