Where is Timbuktu?
Correct answer: Mali
Player #25874027
The Emperor of the Mali empire from its golden age is recorded as the richest person who ever lived
Laura
toothless beachrat, For me in Canada as well, Timbuktu meant somewhere impossibly far away, e.g., "He drove away so fast, he could be in Timbuktu by now."
toothless beachrat
as a kid growing up in the 60's in Manhattan Beach, CA, when someone would ask "how far away is it"? The answer would be "Timbuktu" to mean that is far away
Byrde Alpha Bitch
big Milt & Player #25874027, Thank you both for those nuggets of history. I greatly appreciate it.