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- ... that voter turnout for the 2001 judicial reform referendum in Botswana was just 4.9%?
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- ... that the extinct ant Afromyrma petrosa was found over a diamond mine?
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... that the extinct ant Afropone was first described from fossils in kimberlite?
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... that in 1999, an Air Botswana pilot committed suicide by crashing an ATR 42 (pictured) into, and destroying, the airline's fleet at Gaborone's airport?
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... that Chris Phatswe committed suicide by crashing his Air Botswana plane into two other planes belonging to the airline, effectively crippling operations?
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... that World War II air ace Johnny Gibson formed Bechuanaland National Airways and Botswana National Airways in the 1960s?
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... that the black and white bands on the Flag of Botswana represent the stripes of the zebra, the country's national animal?
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... that as of 2008, there is no treaty covering the border between Botswana and Namibia, which remains as defined in a treaty signed between the British and German Empires in 1890?
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... that Molly Clutton-Brock treated the spines of African babies until she was deported by the government of Rhodesia?
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... that according to government records in 2006, more than a third of the total number of Chinese residents in Botswana worked in the construction business?
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... that Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, is the largest producer of diamonds by value in the world?
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... that the newly built Dikgatlhong Dam has far more capacity than the Gaborone Dam, formerly the largest in Botswana?
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... that Ditshwanelo has been campaigning for over twenty years against capital punishment in Botswana?
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... that in Botswana, writer Unity Dow (pictured) took legal actions as a plaintiff, legal counsellor, and judge to challenge gender discrimination and protect indigenous rights, before becoming a legislator?
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... that "Fatshe leno la rona", the national anthem of Botswana, was reportedly not the government's preferred choice because it was composed by the co-founder and leader of an opposition party?
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... that the 2012 election for mayor of Gaborone, Botswana, was contested when a councillor on the Gaborone City Council cut his ballot in half to vote twice?
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... that in the history of Gaborone, the city was attacked by South Africa four times, in 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988, after being accused of harboring African National Congress terrorists?
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... that the supreme god of the southern African Bushmen is Cagn, a trickster who shapeshifts into a praying mantis?
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... that the Motswana ANC activist Fish Keitseng helped anti-Apartheid leaders including Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki to move through Bechuanaland?
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... that the Motswana ANC activist Fish Keitseng helped anti-Apartheid leaders including Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki to move through Bechuanaland?
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... that during his stay at the Kolobeng Mission, David Livingstone wrote in his memoir that the soil temperature in the sun at noon reached 134 °F (57 °C)?
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... that the electoral support of the Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin Movement of Botswana increased by more than ten times between 1999 and 2009?
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... that Elizabeth Pulane Moremi became regent of baTawana after the death of her husband Moremi III?
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... that the community-initiated Nata Bird Sanctuary in Botswana opened in 1993 and the same year received the "Tourism for Tomorrow" award for the Southern Hemisphere?
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... that The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first major film or television production to be shot on location in Botswana?
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... that the 360 kilometres (220 mi) North-South Carrier is the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Botswana?
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... that the Tswana ruler and rainmaker Sechele I, denounced for polygamy by David Livingstone, was one of the most successful Christian missionaries of the 19th century?
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... that the serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size?
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... that a comet over Africa saw the birth of a small country (map pictured) on July 26, 1882?
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... that Botswana international footballer Donald Thobega was involved in the Test For Life campaign, which encourages supporters to get tested for HIV and AIDS?
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... that the Three Dikgosi Monument is the most visited tourist destination in Gaborone, Botswana?
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... that the main tourist attractions of Botswana are its game reserves?
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... that the first trade union in Botswana was not recognised by the ruling Bechuanaland Protectorate until 1964, 16 years after its formation?
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... that the first trade union in Botswana was not recognised by the ruling Bechuanaland Protectorate until 1964, 16 years after its formation?
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