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The Strange Tale of the Great 1911 Trans-Saharan Ostrich Heist – Atlas Obscura
It was 1911, and the Union of South Africa was awash with rumor and suspicion. It was said that there was a turncoat who had deserted the Ministry of Agriculture to sell secrets to a shadowy syndicate of American capitalists. READ MORE