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Created: 2025-07-23 13:46:03 UTC

The Benin Empire had streetlights before some parts of Europe.

In the 15th century, the ancient city of Benin (now in Edo State) had a sophisticated urban layout, including street lighting using palm oil lamps, centuries before London and many part of Europe had streetlights.


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