Interesting Facts about Botswana

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5 curious facts about Botswana.

• When a child loses a tooth they throw their tooth on the roof and say “Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon, please bring me a new tooth.”
• African elephants are different from Indian elephants. They are larger, and both male and female have tusks.
• San (The San are the original inhabitants of the land and have been living there for as long as 50,000 years) gatherers carry water in ostrich eggs.
• Diamonds were discovered in Botswana in 1967. It took 4 years for mining to start.