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Downtown Serekunda

... that because the capital of the Gambia is on a small island, its population has overflowed into Serekunda (pictured) in the nearby municipality of Kanifing?
... that Nancy S. Steinhardt completed her doctorate on medieval Chinese architecture before she was able to see any in person?
... that much of Archcliffe Fort was demolished in the 1920s to allow for expansion of a railway?
... that Alfred Sully, who led US forces during the Sioux Wars, was married to a Yankton Sioux woman?
... that The Right and the Wrong was the first feature film produced natively in Trinidad and Tobago?
... that a 23-day CBC strike thrust Don Goodwin into the Canadian national spotlight and into "folk-hero status"?
... that the lyric video for an Olivia Rodrigo song included a teaser that she would tour in support of her album Guts?
... that the Cosmere Roleplaying Game surpassed Frosthaven to become the most-funded tabletop game on Kickstarter in August 2024?
... that "Honest Ike" stole more than $200,000 from the Alabama treasury?