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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UEg7MFMWorw/all-the-way-to-timbuktu.html
All the way to Timbuktu
Timbuktu is, for the record, in the West African country of Mali. But how did it end up immortalized in Western idiom? Pamela Toler at Wonders and Marvels explains. Here's a hint: In the 14th century, the city was one of the major book-making centers in the entire world.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UEg7MFMWorw/all-the-way-to-timbuktu.html
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