A chasm 130 feet deep was carved from solid rock in the 12th century to bar access to the castle of Sayoun in Syria. A tower of stone was left in the center of the chasm to support a drawbridge. In Algiers in North Africa, the ruler in 1695 was a renowned warrior named Chaban. He was deposed by a group of rebels. Needing a new ruler, they noticed an ancient cobbler mending the local babushas, or slippers. His name was Haj Ahmed. They snatched the frightened old man and had him formally enthroned. He ruled Algeria for three years until he died in an epidemic in July 1698. Believe It or Not!
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