1)Some Ethiopian women (Surma) Wears a lip plate which teras the lips which Ethiopian men finds very charming.
But most outsiders find it disgusting.

2) During the dry season most of the water (about 70%) of the Nile is supplied by the blue Nile which originates from Lake Tana, ethiopia. But the Egyptians(Alibaba) the water for their own use and together with their former protectorate the Brits made some one sided agreement in which Ethiopia cannot build dams to harness their own water. Sad....sad case.

3) Lake Tana is believed to be the final resting place of the Arc of the covenent. This sacred arc supposedly contain the broken pieces of the 10 commandments original tablet, and the holy grail. A few crazy people are still wasting government money to organise expeditions to hunt for these artefacts!