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Most impactful small country in world history?

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the furth...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
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slap-happy weed whacker
  07/28/26
Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
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slap-happy weed whacker
  07/28/26
pop music?
Rambunctious regret
  07/28/26
ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
Rambunctious regret
  07/28/26
Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
Rambunctious regret
  07/28/26
yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Spain
electric liquid oxygen
  07/28/26
To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Vatican
marvelous mediation kitty
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azure idea he suggested
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Vigorous Magical Roast Beef
  07/28/26
netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it a...
Twinkling cocky hospital
  07/28/26
Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They...
Curious prole
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Rambunctious regret
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anal amber cuckoldry windowlicker
  07/28/26
Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has inven...
Charismatic Awkward Piazza
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Wine senate hairy legs
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marvelous mediation kitty
  07/28/26
Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
Rambunctious regret
  07/28/26
o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Someone said Netherlands above
anal amber cuckoldry windowlicker
  07/28/26
yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
Light Jet-lagged Roommate Candlestick Maker
  07/28/26
The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
How is this an example of irony?
Garnet racy stead preventive strike
  07/28/26
he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
stirring private investor dilemma
  07/28/26
they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
stirring private investor dilemma
  07/28/26
whom did they damage
Curious prole
  07/28/26
the us
stirring private investor dilemma
  07/28/26
They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
Vigorous Magical Roast Beef
  07/28/26
Oh no, not the brown clowns!
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
anal amber cuckoldry windowlicker
  07/28/26
They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
Curious prole
  07/28/26
If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
Wine senate hairy legs
  07/28/26
Greece
silver new version
  07/28/26
yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
Ebony abusive circlehead stage
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slap-happy weed whacker
  07/28/26
eastern point of view, hong kong.
Mildly Autistic Locale
  07/28/26
can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian histor...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Venice
Useless cerise gaming laptop degenerate
  07/28/26
Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Denmark if it counts DUH
Exciting henna crotch therapy
  07/28/26
Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
Exciting henna crotch therapy
  07/28/26
what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
Charismatic Awkward Piazza
  07/28/26
100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
bistre up-to-no-good ape
  07/28/26
It's too yuge to qualify
Curious prole
  07/28/26
And Sweden isn't? huh?
bistre up-to-no-good ape
  07/28/26
UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Vatican City
azure idea he suggested
  07/28/26
Post 1500, though? Probably not...
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Macedonia
Passionate green antidepressant drug theater
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culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music...
bearded frozen point
  07/28/26
Strongman competitions
Curious prole
  07/28/26
Israel and it isn’t close
Swashbuckling fuchsia orchestra pit fat ankles
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Curious prole

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the further you go back Portugal takes it with the whole Age of Exploration shit. But Sweden invented Zyn, pop music, furniture, matches that don't explode, and file sharing. It's gotta be close!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: slap-happy weed whacker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029497)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: Curious prole

Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TECHNICALLY a French invention.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: slap-happy weed whacker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029526)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: Rambunctious regret

pop music?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Curious prole

ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd were written by a Swede. Country with 10 million people account for a massive percentage of American pop music. In deference to Norway, they wrote most of Rhianna's bangers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Rambunctious regret

Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essentially a pop band

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Curious prole

Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branched out into Rock n Roll. Bubble gum pop as we know it is a product of the nineteen hundred and nineties. it's not even disputable. The Mall would not be the Same without Scandinavians.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Rambunctious regret

Wrong!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: Curious prole

yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era but the widely repurposed namesake for the type of Britney/Xtina garbage we grew up on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: electric liquid oxygen

Spain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Curious prole

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: marvelous mediation kitty

Vatican

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: azure idea he suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030420)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: Vigorous Magical Roast Beef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030483)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Twinkling cocky hospital

netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Curious prole

Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They also invented Protestantism as we know it. They were the first to refute Predestination while still maintaining a lot of Calvin's Reformed Theology.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Rambunctious regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029539)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: anal amber cuckoldry windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029542)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Charismatic Awkward Piazza

Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has invented some interesting things, but hasn't really moved the needle on world history in the same way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Wine senate hairy legs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: marvelous mediation kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Rambunctious regret

Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capitalism and they had an overseas empire as well. They also played a major role in Europe (revolt against the Hapsburgs, sitting on the throne of England and the Glorious Revolution, etc.) starting around 16th century that Portugal really did not have.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Curious prole

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029541)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: anal amber cuckoldry windowlicker

Someone said Netherlands above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Light Jet-lagged Roommate Candlestick Maker

yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you backaches and the frame cracks after a few months, while putting ppl who made actual high quality shit out of business was a very impactful movement. good job sweden. you deserve every last muslim you wave in

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Curious prole

The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Switzerland for tax purposes LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Garnet racy stead preventive strike

How is this an example of irony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Curious prole

he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and culture and then moved to a tax haven so he wouldn't have to pay back into it ig

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: stirring private investor dilemma

if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Curious prole

they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle did not meaningfully change the world despite what some fans of CounterStrike might have you believe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: stirring private investor dilemma

i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they have done massive damage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: Curious prole

whom did they damage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: stirring private investor dilemma

the us

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: Vigorous Magical Roast Beef

They’re literally actively engaged in what has been judicially determined to be a genocide as we speak.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: Curious prole

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: anal amber cuckoldry windowlicker

Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a negative track record on the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Curious prole

They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: Wine senate hairy legs

If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny period.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: silver new version

Greece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Curious prole

yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at the height of it's power? It was like a huge empire. It's only small w/r/t today.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Ebony abusive circlehead stage

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: slap-happy weed whacker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029568)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Mildly Autistic Locale

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Curious prole

can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian history. What all did HK do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: Useless cerise gaming laptop degenerate

Venice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Curious prole

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: Exciting henna crotch therapy

Denmark if it counts DUH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Curious prole

Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck is an æbleskive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: Exciting henna crotch therapy

Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white civilization at critical times.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030843)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: Curious prole

what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030851)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Charismatic Awkward Piazza

If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bullet. They're on a small island. Their population is about 1/6 of the US, less than 1/20 of India and China. And despite that, they are the undisputed POTUS and driving force of world history, civilization, commerce, and industry from, let's say, 1588 (defeat of the Spanish Armada) until they decided to give it all up circa 1945.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: Curious prole

100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland is the maximum size. But no disagreement in general.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: bistre up-to-no-good ape

Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: Curious prole

It's too yuge to qualify

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: bistre up-to-no-good ape

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: Curious prole

UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: azure idea he suggested

Vatican City

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Curious prole

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: Passionate green antidepressant drug theater

Macedonia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: bearded frozen point

culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music. all from a tiny population on a frigid island.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: Curious prole

Strongman competitions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Swashbuckling fuchsia orchestra pit fat ankles

Israel and it isn’t close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#50030857)