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A lot of the world has close cultural ties and a shared history with Britain for some reason.
by deadletters 3y ago
A lot of the world has close cultural ties and a shared history with Britain for some reason.
- taway1874 3y agoYep. For "some" reason that I quite cannot put my finger on ;-)
- vkou 3y agoYou could definitely put a finger on the trigger of a muzzle-loaded musket.
- shagie 3y agoRelevant xkcd: Sunset on the British Empire https://what-if.xkcd.com/48/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/48/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_ga... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_British_Empire.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_British_Empire.p... --- Tangentially tangent trivia - the largest park in the EU is located about 3° north of the equator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Amazonian_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Amazonian_Park If it's not Britain, it was France or Spain.
- WastingMyTime89 3y agoMy daily reminder that France and therefore the EU has a land border with Brazil.
- crossroadsguy 3y agoMy daily reminder that a lot of this world is still directly colonised. Literally colonised in the classic sense.
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