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...that the Yellala Falls (pictured) on the Congo River were reached in 1485 by Portuguese explorers whose engraved stone commemorating their visit was only discovered in 1911?
...that Lola ya Bonobo near Kinshasa is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos?
...that the intensity of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been described as the worst in the world?

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...that the Belgian Congo provided both soldiers and material assistance to the Allies during World War II?
...that the Congolese artist Bodys Isek Kingelez was a restorer of African tribal masks before he began to create his models of fantasy cities?
...that most active filmmakers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, such as Monique Mbeka Phoba, live and work abroad?

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...that Dedeline Mibamba Kimbata, a member of DR Congo's first Paralympic team, competed in a wheelchair donated by Kenyan Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike?
...that the 2008 Congo football riots were sparked by accusations of witchcraft?
...that the original owners of Air Brousse were distributors for Aero Commander, Hughes, and Piper aircraft in the Congo?

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