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Random Dino Facts #5

The title of earliest known dinosaur goes to Nyasasaurus Parringtoni, found near Lake Nyasa in Tanzania sometime in the 1930’s.

This creature lived roughly 245 million years ago, predating other dinosaurs by 10-15 million years. The significance of this species was not realised until a study in 2013 classified it as a basal dinosaur instead of an archosaur.

It was originally named Thecodontosaurus Alophos in 1932 before further examination showed it to be a completely different genus. After this it was almost completely ignored by the palaeontology community until 2013 due to the almost complete lack of fossils, with only one humerus and eleven vertebrae. Due to the lack of fossils, we do not know what the creature ate.

The study:

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#aFactADay2022

#590: there is a hill in cumbria called torpenhow hill. and this hill is 33% more interesting than mount fujiyama. fuji means mount*, yama means mount, and mount means mount so mount fujiyama is mount mountmount. tor is an old name for a hill, pen is an old name for a hill, and how is an old name for a hill. so torpenhow hill is hillhillhill hill**: 33% better than mt. fujiyama (2sf). *fuji could also mean fire, abundance, ear, unparallelled, inexhaustible, immortal or high-status. **torpenhow hill isnt marked on any maps, its just a tourism thing. tor, pen and how also have more complicated meanings, and its pronounced "trepenna", indicating the name actually comes from something else, and the hill isnt really much of a hill***. ***tom scott debunked this debunk but ive conveniently run out of space.

the river avon, river ouse, river axe, river exe, river esk, river humber and river tyne (all in uk) all mean river river. the river paraguay (paraguay) means river riverriver and the yenisei river (mongolia/russia) means bigriverriver river. the dal lake (india) means lake lake and lake nyasa (tanzania) means lake lakelake. the sahara desert (africa) is the desert desert and the boutros boutros-ghali (egypt) means peter peter-expensive.

now "river" doesnt make any sense.

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Nyasaland 1959 State of Emergency

25 Feb, 1959 When I came here, I landed in beautiful Nyasaland, named for Lake Nyasa—which is stunning—and under the protection of the British Empire while it sorts out independence declarations and reforms and what not. It turns out, though, that my timing was rather bad. In talking with some of the locals, I learned there has been quite a bit of political drama going on for the past couple years. The good news is that African representation in local councils was increased. The bad news is leader of congress was no good and was then replaced by a man who had been in exile for years and who only agreed to return to the country if he was given congressional presidency. Where it got worse is that he was absolutely against the recent federation Nyasaland resolved to make with North and South Rhodesia. This made the maybe-not-federation’s bid for dominion status untenable.

Cue lots of negotiations and politicking.

While all of this is going on, though, all of the bad policies that made life hard for the majority Africans were still in effect, imperial and commonwealth representatives were coming in (not a good look for independence), and lists of people to be arrested en masse were being compiled. So, all of that considered, unrest was obviously increasing because the people elected officials under a promise for reforms and autonomy, and the people were left with neither—just a worsening domestic situation.

Things are coming to a head now; there’s more violence, the King’s Royal Rifles (another bad sign for independence) and the Rhodesian Regiment have been flying troops in, and there are talks of so-and-so killing Europeans and so-and-so killing Africans. The locals tell me that representatives and ministers are meeting even now to see what to do about the situation, but it doesn’t seem like the solution will be to immediately solve any of these problems. I might want to move on pretty quick…

27 Feb, 1959 Update: Things did not get better. The representatives called a state of emergency, over 1,000 colonial troops are in the country (it’s not that big of a country, mind you), the parliament was dissolved, its president and executive cabinet were arrested, and lots—lots—of local officials were arrested as well. Just today, the Nyasaland African Congress was banned. I picked a good time to leave.

Baker, C. (1993). Seeds of Trouble: Government Policy and Land Rights in Nyasaland, 1946–1964, London, British Academic Press.

McCracken, J. (2003). 'Setting the Record Straight'? Transition in Colonial Malawi, Journal of Southern African Studies, Vol. 29, No. 3.

Murphy, P. (2010). A Police State? The Nyasaland Emergency and Colonial Intelligence, Journal of Southern African Studies, Vol. 36, No. 4.

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Aulonokara nyasa

Aulonokara nyasa is sometimes called the queen of nyasa. There is a reason for this. Namely, the magnificent coloration of males of this species, which becomes even more vivid and inimitable during spawning. Therefore, Aulonocara nyassae can be safely called not only the most beautiful fish of Lake Malawi, but also one of the most beautiful cichlids. Description of aulonokara nyasa Male…

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Lake Tanganyika – Everything You Need to Know

Lake Tanganyika is in top ranks among the largest lakes in Africa. The lake only comes second to Lake Baikal when it comes to age, size in terms of volume and depth. It takes the crown for being the longest of the world’s freshwater lakes. The lake transverses four..

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African lake also called Lake Nyasa

African lake also called Lake Nyasa

Lake Nyasa, often known as Lake Malawi, is the third biggest and southernmost of the East African Rift Valley lakes, situated mostly in a deep depression inside Malawi. Lake Nyasa is located in this southwest of Tanzania and is shared by three countries: Tanzania, Malawi, and Kenya. Three nations, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique, border the country. It is Africa’s third-biggest lake (after Lake…

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LIFE ON THE SHORE OF LAKE NYASA (TANZANIA) We reached Matema, a village on the shore of Lake Nyasa, late in the afternoon and lodged in the house of the organization near the lake.

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September 16th 1859 saw David Livingstone “discover” Lake Nyasa.

Lake Nyasa, also called Lake Malawi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the Eastern Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, which lies in a deep trough mainly within Malawi. The existence of the lake was reported by a Portuguese explorer, Caspar Boccaro, in 1616. David Livingstone, explorer-missionary, reached it from the south in 1859 so I’m not really sure why it has been said Livingstone even “discovered” it but there you go.

The exploration that culminated in the finding of Lake Nyasa happened when the government agreed to support an expedition to explore the Zambezi River led by Livingstone, who was made a consul for the purpose. He sailed for Africa in March 1858.

The Zambezi expedition met with many difficulties. It was marred by friction among the Europeans, mainly caused by Livingstone’s brother Charles. The steam launch Ma Robert proved unsuitable, and the Kebrabasa Rapids killed the dream of Zambezi as an inland waterway. The Ma Robert was taken into the Shire River but was blocked by the Murchison Falls.

The explorers learned of the existence of two lakes to the north, and on a second journey they discovered Lake Chilwa on April 16, 1859. On a third journey up the Shire they left the boat, walked 3 weeks overland, and discovered Lake Nyasa on Sept. 16, 1859. A new steamer, the Pioneer, arrived in 1861, by which they explored the Ruvuma River in an effort to bypass the Portuguese. Later they managed to get the Pioneer to Lake Nyasa, which they explored but did not circumnavigate.

In January 1862 a third boat, the Lady Nyassa, arrived together with Mrs. Livingstone, giving him fresh hope. But Mary Livingstone died from fever at the end of April. The Lady Nyassa never reached the lake, and finally the government recalled the expedition.

The Malawi city of Blantyre was founded near Lake Nyasa, Livingstone used the native names for the places he encountered on his travels, although at the time he had no way of knowing that Nyasa simply meant Lake, so it is Lake Lake! Lake Nyasa (also known as Lake Malawi), is vast. It is the ordinal maximal lake in the domain and lies between the countries of Malawi on the writer and Tanzania and Mozambique on the eastward side. It is 360 miles in length (thats like stretching from Blantyre in Scotland to London, England!) and 25 miles wide, with an rough expanse of 8,683 sq mi, and reaches depths of 2,300 feet.

It certainly looks beautiful!

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Cryptid & Creature Drawtober Day 29 — J’ba Fofi

J’ba Fofi are spiders of exceptional proportion said to inhabit the forests of the Congo. Eyewitnesses claim that they have a leg span of at least five feet or more and they live and hunt in groups, weaving enormous community webs to ensnare their prey. In the 1890s, British missionary Arthur John Simes and a group of his men are said to have encountered these giant spiders near lake Nyasa. His men became tangled in a giant web and were attacked by a pair of the J’ba Fofi. Simes managed to free himself but was bitten by one of the spiders and died from its venom days later.

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whumptober2021, day 6: touch starved

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He watched him roll his St. George’s medallion between his fingers, his eyes lost on the storm outside the window.

Lightning struck in the distance and illuminated England’s face, the bags under his eyes, the deep downturned lines around his lips. Wales watched him from his spot beside the fire, his hands and fingers working on the long needles, moving along to the next row of the sweater he was knitting. Thunder roared around them and England barely flinched, his thoughts scattered somewhere far, far away.

“Did you know,” he started, and the sound of his voice pulled England back from wherever he had gone to. “That there used to be an ancient belief that the places where we are born become sacred ground?”

England snorted loudly and rudely, turning his eyes back to the storm outside the window, hugging his arms tighter around his body. “Where have you heard that nonsense?”

The fire crackled beside him and Wales thought England must have been feeling very cold, all the way across the room. “Portugal told me,” he said lightly, watching the way England’s fingers stilled with his medallion caught between them. “He said one of the elder nations in Africa once told him during his earlier travels.”

“Half of what Port says is made up,” England said derisively and his fingers continued their restless motions. “You shouldn’t listen to him.”

Wales kept quiet, looking down at his knitted rows. At the palace, he had heard of the large number of letters being sent to the continent, the slim numbers that returned. For the last few months, every newspaper, both morning and evening editions, printed an editorial dedicated to one’s thoughts on the disputed territories around the Lake Nyasa. It seemed everyone in the kingdom suddenly had an opinion on the matter.

“Where did you find that?” he tried again, indicating the medallion between England’s fingers. “I thought you had lost it long ago.”

His brother opened his mouth, but was saved from responding by a knock on the door. A young maid was allowed to enter carrying a silver tray with their evening correspondence. England quickly rose to his feet to greet her, but his eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown and Wales watched as he rifled through the letters at least three times.

“Nothing came from Paris?”

“This is all that came in, sir,” the young maid said, having probably not even looked at the addresses on her masters’ correspondence.

“Well, go check again,” England snapped and the young woman looked down, gave him a short courtesy and scurried out of the room. Wales frowned at his brother. “What?” he snapped at him too, and tossed the unopened mail on the table, returning to his spot by the window, his mouth now pressed into an even tighter line, his eyes seeming heavier and sunken.

“France doesn’t want to talk to you either, I presume?” he asked lightly, moving to his next row, but England only scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest.

Lightening struck again followed by a loud thunder, and for a moment he seemed so very small, flinching reflexively, eyes too bright and legs too short. Not the mightiest empire on the planet, but the small child that had once come to them centuries ago, distrustful and curious, stumbling out of a shrubbery with mud on his hair, shivering from the cold.

A fae child, his siblings had called him, a changeling in their midst.

Wales watched him rub his fingers on his St. George’s medallion and his eyes seemed to shine a little brighter when the next lightening struck, turning his face away from him to clean his cheeks.

Nothing but a lonely child, in the end.

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Notes:

In January 1890, after months of dispute between the Great Britain and Portugal over the sovereignty of the Lake Nyasa region and the areas between Angola and Mozambique, Lord Salisbury sent a telegram to the Portuguese government issuing them an Ultimatum that they should drop their claims or break the ancient alliance. The Portuguese were forced to accept, but popular opinion rose against the decision claiming the ultimatum was equal to a declaration of war.

In Britain, the press helped to stoke the fire, printing several opinion pieces on the matter.

Both countries signed a treaty in 1891 to settle the border issue in private, and in 1899 they signed a secret treaty to reaffirm the ancient Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. But relations between the two cooled considerably after this incident and it is widely regarded as a break up point between their diplomatic relations.

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Cryptid of the Day: Jba Fofi

Description: The Jba Fofi is a massive arachnid seen in the Congo Jungle, first reported in the 1890s near Lake Nyasa by an unnamed man accompanying missionary Arthur John Simes. He was tangled in a massive web and 2 spiders, about 2-4ft long came down and attacked Simes & his men. The missionary developed deathly symptoms and perished as a result.

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The Best Tea Leaves From Africa

Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa aligned east coast of the Indian ocean with the best collections of agro-productions from Africa. The country is named after the astonishing union of two states; Tanganyika (Mainland) and Zanzibar (Island) to form Tanzania. Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere and Abed Amani Karume are well remembered as the ancestors of the states since they agreed to form a permanent union. It happened on 26th April 1964. The country is shielded by water bodies almost everywhere. These include Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa, Lake Manyara, and others.

As it is not enough, the country has a number of rivers that make the country almost green throughout the year. These include rivers Rufiji, Great Ruaha, Pangani, Malagarasi, Wami, Ruvuma, Mara, Kagera, Ruvu, Kilombero, Tarangire, Ruvuvu, Manonga, Umba, and many others.

Tanzania has also a number of mountains and high hills in some areas to make the wonderful territory well organized. The presence of mountains Kilimanjaro, Meru, Usambara, Ol Donyo Lengai, Udzungwa, Hanang, Loleza, Kipenere, Longido and others impact the suitable agricultural climatic condition.

The country has a lot of wonders, national parks, game reserves, and much more to witness. Zanzibar herself is the place where everyone wishes to visit and see the beauty of the Island. Tanzania has a warm, tropical climate, with seasonal patterns of rainfalls. Some of the countries have a single wet and dry season, whereas other regions have two distinct rainy seasons.

The Best Tea Collections from Tanzania

Tanzania is one of the most important tea-producing countries in Africa, and also boundaries Kenya and Malawi, the two other major African tea-growing states. Most of Tanzania’s teas simply called ‘Chai’ in Swahili is exported in bulk as raw products. This situation makes Tanzania not much visible in tea production. Most of the raw tea products which are sold in Europe are sourced from Tanzania.

Some major tea companies in Tanzania have taken steps ahead for the quality of their products. These are Chai Bora and Afri Tea & Coffee Blenders. They have made a great change by sourcing, blending, and branding tea products. Simply, the best tea production from Africa is dominated by Tanzania but the major issue is branding challenges that have made them invisible to the World. The good thing is, the best tea leaves collections of their products are well-sorted and presented by Fumbalo Online Store. This is an online shop that sells tea and coffee products from Tanzania.

Tea was first cultivated under German colonists in 1902 on a very small scale to be used by colonizers. In the 1920s commercial farming of tea began under British authority.

After Tanzania was granted independence from Britain, her new government put under public sectors most of the tea factories and some tea estates. This decision had very bad significances on the tea industry in Tanzania. The government decided to handle the production into the private sector as a rescue mission.

Currently, local companies blend tea products that can compete with any brand of products around the World. They produce bold, well-twisted leaves, in shades of olive green, produce a yellow jade liquor with a bright, broth aroma. A product with refreshing character is well balanced with a rich buttery mouth feel and sweet hay notes. The finished product is clean and satisfying to anyone who tastes the product for the first time.

These companies blend a collection of tea products such as black tea, green tea, and other indigenous products mixed with spices such as ginger, camomile, cardamom, cinnamon, hibiscus, clove, lemongrass, vanilla, and others to ensure the aroma and refreshing products. All these raw products are naturally produced in the country to make the best tea production from Africa brand.

Actually, the companies are able to deliver the best tea production from Africa available in Tanzania. Tea from Tanzania is largely sourced from five main areas. These are Kagera, Tanga, Iringa, Mbeya, and Njombe regions. The regions have climatic conditions that favour the growth of tea.

How to Process Tea from the farm to the cup?

Most areas in the country have the same way of processing tea since they all grow the best tea production from Africa. Tea leaves are harvested from farms mostly by women. They use their hands to pick a few fresh and new leaves on top of plants and put them into their baskets made by using bamboo trees. The collected tea leaves are transported from the farm to the industries within a short time before they wear out or lose their natural state. Most of the time harvesting activity is done during the morning.

Some processes are conducted in the industries to produce a perfect product of tea leaves. These include withering, bruising (for black tea), twisting, oxidation, roasting, frying or boiling, and finally drying to reduce moisture and increase shelf life. In the end, the product is paced into various packages ready for sale.

The following are some of the products of black tea blend you may need to try:

o   Kilimanjaro Tea Premium Blend

o   Kilimanjaro Tea English Breakfast

o   African Pride Tea Luxury Blend

o   African Pride Chai Masala

o   Chai Bora Premium Tea Blend

o   Chai Bora Supreme Tea Blend

o   Chai Bora Luxury Tea Blend

o   Chai Bora Organic Highlands Black tea

Teas are a generator of wealth and employment in rural areas and support the well-being of over 100,000 families in Tanzania. The product is highly sold in the UK, European countries, Asian and American Markets. Are you looking for the best tea from Africa? Tanzania is among the producers of the best tea from Africa. For that reason, Fumbalo Store is not selling just tea. We are selling the best tea products from Africa. For every single dollar, you spend by buying tea products from Tanzania, you help over 100,000 families to live their lives and survive. You may not be able to donate for them, then just by this tea from Tanzania and you are also helping them.

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Oscar Kambona (1928-1997) – the First Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanganyika, Who was He Really?

Oscar Salathiel Kambona (1928-1997) was Tanganyika‘s first Foreign Minister. He was the second most influential and popular leader in the country after President Julius Nyerere...

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The j'ba fofi is a giant spider believed to live in the jungles of the Congo Basin. It is unknown exactly how large the j'ba fofi is, but it is said to spin a web large enough to catch antelope, and its eggs are the size of peanuts.

One of the earliest reports came from English missionary Arthur Simes, who in the 1890s claimed that he and his party became entangled in a huge web near Lake Nyasa, and were set upon by spiders five feet in breadth. A 2008 episode of the TV show MonsterQuest foucused on the j'ba fofi.

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Name: Lake Nyasa lizard Scientific Name: Nyasasaurus parringtoni Date: Early Triassic (243 mya) Location: Tanzania Additional Information: Possibly the first dinosaurs, predating many other known early dinosaurs by 12 million years.

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