{UAH} FACT: Mt Elgon in Mbale, Eastern Uganda was once Africa's highest mountain

FACT: Mt Elgon in Mbale, Eastern Uganda was once Africa's highest mountain, far exceeding Mt. Kilimanjaro's current height of 5,895m.

But Millennia of erosion reduced its height to 4,321m, making it the 4th highest mountain in East Africa and 8th in Africa.

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"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"

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