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Cutting off a country's internet access - how is it done?

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Darren Maule is back again with some mind-blowing facts on Get Fact'd.
There is a strong positive correlation between how fast someone walks and the population of the city that they're from. Take a listen and find out.
This is where the phrase "in the limelight" comes from
In 2011, a 75-year-old woman accidentally cut off Armenia's internet access, find out what he did.
5 Apr 2022 2AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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