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Top 10 Interesting Facts About Africa

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  🌍 Top 10 Interesting Facts About Africa 1. Africa is Home to the World’s Oldest University The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, was founded in 859 AD and is recognized by UNESCO and the Guinness World Records as the oldest continuously operating university in the world. 2. Over 2,000 Languages Are Spoken in Africa Africa is the most linguistically diverse continent, with over 2,000 distinct languages spoken. Nigeria alone has more than 500 languages . 3. The Sahara Desert is Expanding The Sahara , the world’s largest hot desert, is growing at a rate of around 0.5 miles per month due to climate change and human activities like overgrazing and deforestation. 4. Africa Has the World’s Largest Frog The Goliath frog , found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, can grow up to 32 cm (12.6 inches) long and weigh over 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) —the size of a small cat! 5. Madagascar is Home to Unique Wildlife Over 90% of wildlife in Madagascar is found nowhere else...

Shadows of the Spotlight

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                              "Shadows of the Spotlight" Part One: The Rise Daniel Carter was born in a small town in Montana , where life moved slower than time. His father was a mechanic, his mother a waitress. Their lives were stitched together with hard work, broken dreams, and just enough love to survive the cold winters. But Daniel had something that didn’t belong in that sleepy town — a voice . Not just any voice, but one that could bring a church congregation to tears, or silence a room of rowdy classmates. At age 11, he sang at a school recital, and a local music teacher said, “That boy’s voice could touch the clouds.” At 16, he left for Nashville , chasing a dream with nothing but a guitar and $200 his mother had saved secretly. He played at open mics, slept in his beat-up pickup truck, and washed dishes in the back of a honky-tonk bar. For two years, he struggled—writing songs in the margins of n...