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The Southern African country of Botswana has a metal scene, which apparently isn't too metal... but looks pretty metal.
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The hell bangers of Botswana's underground metal scene
Botswana’s heavy metal culture gets hyped for all the wrong reasons, but beneath the surface is a DIY subculture uncorrupted by the outside world.www.huckmag.com
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Botswana: In Botswana, Heavy Metal Bands' Fame and Fortune Grow Online in Pandemic
Heavy metal bands from Botswana say COVID-19 forced them to increase their digital presence - a switch that brought unexpected gainsallafrica.com
They're misunderstood.
Curtis Island, Maine used to be called Nigger Island. There's a postcard of an old-timey all-white baseball team from there taken back when baseball players didn't wear leather gloves while fielding and the concept of wearing a helmet while in the batter's box would have been met with "WTF do I need a helmet?" because Ray Chapman's death hadn't happened yet.
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Ray Chapman - Wikipedia
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