When someone mentions the Congo River, it often conjures up images of unexplored areas of Africa where few tourists ever venture. Others might remember reading the journey up the river in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Whatever you have in mind when you think of it, there’s probably a lot about it that you don’t know, especially when compared to rivers like the Nile or the Amazon. But that’s too bad, because even though the Congo might not be as famous as them, it still deserves some attention. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the Congo River.

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