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In 1959 Apartheid South Africa, the words "European" and "Non-European" were replaced by "Whites" and "Non-Whites" at Johannesburg Airport, because Americans tended to use the Non-European doors in order to distinguish themselves from actual Europeans.
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South Africa has no legally defined capital city. Power is shared between Cape Town (Parliament), Bloemfontein (Administrative), Pretoria (President & Cabinet) and Johannesburg (Constitutional Court).
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Johannesburg, South Africa, is the world's largest city not situated on a river, lake, or coastline.
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Thieves stole 6 miles(=10km) of a working railway track between Johannesburg and Nigel, South Africa, in July 2014.
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Huberta, a female south african hippopotamus, traveled 1,600 km (1,000 mi) on her own over the course of three years. Being very popular, the Johannesburg Zoo tried to capture her. Despite being protected, hunters killed her and were fined 25£. 20,000 people greeted her after being taxidermied.
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The Leonardo in Johannesburg officially became the tallest building in Africa in 2019. Its 2100 square metre, 3 floor penthouse apartment for R180 million make this the most expensive sectional title property ever sold in South Africa
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AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng gold mine, located south-west of Johannesburg in South Africa, is currently the deepest mine in the world. The operating depth at Mponeng mine ranged from between 2.4km to more than 3.9km below the surface.
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There is an L Ron Hubbard Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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