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Featured Article: Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. Its name originates from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, meaning "place of cool waters." Nicknamed the "Green City under the Sun," Nairobi is notable for being the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries. Founded by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda–Kenya Railway, it quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya. The successive post-independence governments have turned Nairobi into a modern metropolitan city with a diverse population and a growing economy, while maintaining its many parks and gardens.
Popular Article: Iguana
Iguana is both the common name for several of the larger members of tropical lizards in the family Iguanidae, and the scientific name of the genus within Iguanidae comprised of two extant members, the green iguana (I. iguana) and the lesser Antillean iguana (I. delicatissima). The green iguana has been a popular food source in Central and South America for the past 7000 years, as well as a popular pet. The iguana family, Iguanidae, also includes smaller species whose members are not called iguanas.
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Barter differs from gift exchange in that in barter the reciprocal exchange is immediate and has agreed upon terms (source: Barter)
