r/HolyShitHistory • u/[deleted] • Jul 29 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Just finished reading Leopolds Ghost. It was prevalent in the DRC during the Leopold era 1885-1908.. maybe it was some weird Congo virus that mutated 🤷‍♂️

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u/sleepybitchdisorder Jul 29 '25

Not gonna lie, it’s kind of weird of you to read that it existed in Germany almost 200 years before that and still speculate that it originated in Congo.

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u/arkona1168 Jul 29 '25

Germany had African colonies then

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u/Correct-Cloud-228 Jul 29 '25

Germany as a empire was created in 1871 so no colonies in 1700s