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Odd Facts from the World: Animals, Cities, and Industry
The chacma baboon of South Africa is large and strong but timid in Cape Colony. Baalbek in Caple-Syria is an ancient city meaning city of Baal, famed in Roman times for palaces and fountains. The Gelada baboon resembles a black poodle and behaves like a baboon. Bolivia’s main industry is mining. Egypt had beauty salons by 2200 BC. The little blue heron is white for the first two years of life.
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South Africa
Cape Colony
Baalbek
Caple-Syria
Baal
Syria
Abyssinia