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nikatwork
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We know the city where HIV first emerged
It's a morbid irony that HIV emerged from "Leopoldville" considering the other atrocities unleashed on Africa by Leopold II.
splouk
on Nov 20, 2015
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium
If anyone else is curious like I was.
adevine
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Wow, on the order of 10 million dead - half the population. That's Hitler-level genocide right there.
nikatwork
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Workers who were short of the quotas might have their hands severed. Leopold II is a forgotten monster. Arguably it birthed the international human rights movement.
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