Random Nigerian fact for you:
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Random Nigerian fact for you:
During the civil war, Nigeria used starvation as a weapon of war. Over a million Biafrans died, mostly kids.
Eventually, the rest of the world came through with food donations. Norway, for instance, sent a dried cod product that they barely ate called stockfish.
That was 55 years ago. Now stockfish is an indispensable part of Nigerian cuisine. We spend tens of millions of dollars each year importing it from Norway.
I guess generosity pays.
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Random Nigerian fact for you:
During the civil war, Nigeria used starvation as a weapon of war. Over a million Biafrans died, mostly kids.
Eventually, the rest of the world came through with food donations. Norway, for instance, sent a dried cod product that they barely ate called stockfish.
That was 55 years ago. Now stockfish is an indispensable part of Nigerian cuisine. We spend tens of millions of dollars each year importing it from Norway.
I guess generosity pays.
I read "Half a yellow sun" by Chamanda Adichie not too long ago
Before that, I didn't have a clue about what happened, none of the history books I had been presented with in the Danish schools had anything on the subject, being focused on Danish/European history.
I'm certain you @davidnjoku know the book and the story, this post is meant for anyone else who want to know more about what happened.
