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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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Green useless house
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Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
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pop music?
Flickering deranged background story library
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ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
rambunctious parlor
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Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
Flickering deranged background story library
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Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
rambunctious parlor
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Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
Flickering deranged background story library
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yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
rambunctious parlor
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Spain
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To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here
rambunctious parlor
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Vatican
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Contagious Massive Theater Stage Friendly Grandma
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netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it a...
maize wonderful whorehouse
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Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They...
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Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has inven...
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Navy hairless indian lodge
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Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
Flickering deranged background story library
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o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
rambunctious parlor
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Someone said Netherlands above
Sepia kitchen genital piercing
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yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
Medicated school organic girlfriend
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The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
rambunctious parlor
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How is this an example of irony?
turquoise irate theatre
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he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
rambunctious parlor
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if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
Costumed razzle trump supporter spot
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they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
rambunctious parlor
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i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
Costumed razzle trump supporter spot
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whom did they damage
rambunctious parlor
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the us
Costumed razzle trump supporter spot
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They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
Contagious Massive Theater Stage Friendly Grandma
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Oh no, not the brown clowns!
rambunctious parlor
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Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
Sepia kitchen genital piercing
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They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
rambunctious parlor
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If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
racy alcoholic state
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Greece
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yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
rambunctious parlor
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In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
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Green useless house
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eastern point of view, hong kong.
Arousing impertinent shrine digit ratio
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can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian histor...
rambunctious parlor
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Venice
ebony potus
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Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
rambunctious parlor
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Denmark if it counts DUH
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Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
rambunctious parlor
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Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
Diverse topaz heaven foreskin
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what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
rambunctious parlor
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If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
Pearly pungent newt
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100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
rambunctious parlor
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Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
dull spectacular university
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It's too yuge to qualify
rambunctious parlor
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And Sweden isn't? huh?
dull spectacular university
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UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth
rambunctious parlor
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Vatican City
galvanic ungodly locus
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Post 1500, though? Probably not...
rambunctious parlor
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Macedonia
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culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music...
curious address faggotry
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Strongman competitions
rambunctious parlor
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Israel and it isn’t close
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Green useless house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029497)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: Green useless house



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: Flickering deranged background story library

pop music?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Flickering deranged background story library

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Flickering deranged background story library

Wrong!

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: spruce balding twinkling uncleanness church

Spain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Navy hairless indian lodge

Vatican

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: galvanic ungodly locus



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: Contagious Massive Theater Stage Friendly Grandma



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: maize wonderful whorehouse

netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Flickering deranged background story library



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Sepia kitchen genital piercing



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Pearly pungent newt

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: racy alcoholic state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Navy hairless indian lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Flickering deranged background story library

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029541)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Sepia kitchen genital piercing

Someone said Netherlands above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Medicated school organic girlfriend

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: turquoise irate theatre

How is this an example of irony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Costumed razzle trump supporter spot

if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Costumed razzle trump supporter spot

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

whom did they damage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Costumed razzle trump supporter spot

the us

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: Contagious Massive Theater Stage Friendly Grandma

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: Sepia kitchen genital piercing

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: racy alcoholic state

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Slimy immigrant

Greece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: sable dashing stag film

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: Green useless house



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Arousing impertinent shrine digit ratio

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: ebony potus

Venice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: Diverse topaz heaven foreskin

Denmark if it counts DUH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: Diverse topaz heaven foreskin

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030843)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030851)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Pearly pungent newt

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: dull spectacular university

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

It's too yuge to qualify

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: dull spectacular university

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: galvanic ungodly locus

Vatican City

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: Lilac Odious Preventive Strike Doctorate

Macedonia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: curious address faggotry

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: rambunctious parlor

Strongman competitions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: aphrodisiac hall nowag

Israel and it isn’t close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#50030857)