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Most impactful small country in world history?

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the furth...
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godawful bistre field
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Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
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godawful bistre field
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pop music?
Motley Bipolar Set
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ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
salmon disrespectful space
  07/28/26
Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
Motley Bipolar Set
  07/28/26
Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
salmon disrespectful space
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Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
Motley Bipolar Set
  07/28/26
yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
salmon disrespectful space
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Spain
Jet-lagged cerebral lodge french chef
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To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here
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Vatican
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netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it a...
khaki electric gay wizard
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Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They...
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Navy Histrionic Milk
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Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has inven...
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arousing shimmering abode dingle berry
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Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
Motley Bipolar Set
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o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
salmon disrespectful space
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Someone said Netherlands above
Navy Histrionic Milk
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yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
fear-inspiring excitant azn
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The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
salmon disrespectful space
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How is this an example of irony?
Trip kitty cat
  07/28/26
he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
salmon disrespectful space
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if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
rose heady people who are hurt
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they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
salmon disrespectful space
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i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
rose heady people who are hurt
  07/28/26
whom did they damage
salmon disrespectful space
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the us
rose heady people who are hurt
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They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
self-centered volcanic crater forum
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Oh no, not the brown clowns!
salmon disrespectful space
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Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
Navy Histrionic Milk
  07/28/26
They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
salmon disrespectful space
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If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
irradiated cream place of business sanctuary
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Greece
vigorous self-absorbed reading party
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yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
salmon disrespectful space
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In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
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godawful bistre field
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eastern point of view, hong kong.
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can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian histor...
salmon disrespectful space
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Venice
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Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
salmon disrespectful space
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Denmark if it counts DUH
Magical dilemma haunted graveyard
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Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
salmon disrespectful space
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Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
Magical dilemma haunted graveyard
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what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
salmon disrespectful space
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If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
galvanic talking tanning salon
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100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
salmon disrespectful space
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Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
wonderful crawly mood market
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It's too yuge to qualify
salmon disrespectful space
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And Sweden isn't? huh?
wonderful crawly mood market
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UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth
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Vatican City
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Post 1500, though? Probably not...
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Macedonia
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culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music...
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Strongman competitions
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Israel and it isn’t close
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: salmon disrespectful space

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: godawful bistre field



(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: salmon disrespectful space

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: godawful bistre field



(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: Motley Bipolar Set

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Motley Bipolar Set

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Motley Bipolar Set

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Jet-lagged cerebral lodge french chef

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: arousing shimmering abode dingle berry

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: Free-loading Glassy Lettuce Fanboi



(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: self-centered volcanic crater forum



(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: khaki electric gay wizard

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Motley Bipolar Set



(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: Navy Histrionic Milk



(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: galvanic talking tanning salon

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: irradiated cream place of business sanctuary



(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: arousing shimmering abode dingle berry



(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: Motley Bipolar Set

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Navy Histrionic Milk

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: fear-inspiring excitant azn

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Trip kitty cat

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: rose heady people who are hurt

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: rose heady people who are hurt

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: rose heady people who are hurt

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: self-centered volcanic crater forum

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Navy Histrionic Milk

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: irradiated cream place of business sanctuary

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: vigorous self-absorbed reading party

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: provocative harsh generalized bond friendly grandma

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: godawful bistre field



(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: contagious halford stead

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Talented Carmine Orchestra Pit Travel Guidebook

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Magical dilemma haunted graveyard

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Magical dilemma haunted graveyard

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: galvanic talking tanning salon

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: wonderful crawly mood market

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: wonderful crawly mood market

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Free-loading Glassy Lettuce Fanboi

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: wine masturbator

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: Aphrodisiac hissy fit

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: salmon disrespectful space

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: Up-to-no-good Liquid Oxygen

Israel and it isn’t close

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