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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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Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
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180 Sexy Crackhouse Weed Whacker
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pop music?
Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker
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ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker
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Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker
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yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
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Spain
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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...
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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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Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker
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o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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Someone said Netherlands above
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yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
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The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
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How is this an example of irony?
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he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
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if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
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they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
passionate aqua feces
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whom did they damage
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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the us
passionate aqua feces
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They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
Titillating well-lubricated step-uncle's house therapy
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Oh no, not the brown clowns!
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
laughsome bipolar legend
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They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop
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If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
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Greece
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yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
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In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
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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...
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Venice
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Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
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Denmark if it counts DUH
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Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
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Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
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what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
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If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
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100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
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Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
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It's too yuge to qualify
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And Sweden isn't? huh?
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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: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: 180 Sexy Crackhouse Weed Whacker



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: 180 Sexy Crackhouse Weed Whacker



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker

pop music?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker

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=5310684#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker

Wrong!

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Concupiscible fat ankles liquid oxygen

Spain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Vengeful vigorous ratface

Vatican

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: Excitant impertinent dopamine scourge upon the earth



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: Titillating well-lubricated step-uncle's house therapy



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Know-it-all Quadroon

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=5310684#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029539)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: laughsome bipolar legend



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029542)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Submissive hell philosopher-king

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=5310684#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: primrose hairraiser garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Vengeful vigorous ratface



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Plum vivacious school cafeteria boistinker

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=5310684#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029541)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: laughsome bipolar legend

Someone said Netherlands above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Self-absorbed infuriating cruise ship

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=5310684#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Purple Thriller Stage Coldplay Fan

How is this an example of irony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: passionate aqua feces

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=5310684#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: passionate aqua feces

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=5310684#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

whom did they damage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: passionate aqua feces

the us

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: Titillating well-lubricated step-uncle's house therapy

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=5310684#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: laughsome bipolar legend

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=5310684#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: primrose hairraiser garrison

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=5310684#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Cyan hunting ground old irish cottage

Greece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Exhilarant black pocket flask really tough guy

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: 180 Sexy Crackhouse Weed Whacker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029568)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Nofapping address azn

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: Splenetic cerise home internal respiration

Venice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: bateful stage

Denmark if it counts DUH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: bateful stage

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=5310684#50030843)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50030851)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Submissive hell philosopher-king

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=5310684#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: Metal burgundy state tattoo

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=5310684#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

It's too yuge to qualify

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: Metal burgundy state tattoo

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

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=5310684#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: Excitant impertinent dopamine scourge upon the earth

Vatican City

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: magical silver famous landscape painting

Macedonia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: adventurous greedy reading party

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=5310684#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: beady-eyed underhanded gaming laptop

Strongman competitions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Beta Talented Sanctuary Potus

Israel and it isn’t close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310684#50030857)