Mahjong, the most popular game in China, was invented by Joseph P. Babcock, an American. A humble French lieutenant colonel won an empire 14 times as large as France, and not a drop of blood was shed in the process. This charmer of conquerors was Charles Parfait Monteil, who plunged into equatorial Africa armed with a mere 12 Senegalese soldiers, $16,000 in cash, and 24 empty treaty blanks. 27 months later, this daring Frenchman emerged, the money all spent, but with treaties that gave France an empire. Believe It or Not!
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