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Most impactful small country in world history?

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the furth...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Emerald passionate den
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Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
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Emerald passionate den
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pop music?
claret hall
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ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
claret hall
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Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
claret hall
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yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Spain
Poppy shitlib queen of the night
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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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rusted trump supporter
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Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
claret hall
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o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Someone said Netherlands above
angry dysfunction parlor
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yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
Primrose internet-worthy friendly grandma sanctuary
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The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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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...
Blathering locus
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they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
Blathering locus
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whom did they damage
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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the us
Blathering locus
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They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
Supple fluffy base
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Oh no, not the brown clowns!
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
angry dysfunction parlor
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They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
startled peach roommate
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Greece
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yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
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Emerald passionate den
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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...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
motley topaz home
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what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
Rebellious boltzmann
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100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
Big-titted scarlet property
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It's too yuge to qualify
Cordovan business firm marketing idea
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And Sweden isn't? huh?
Big-titted scarlet property
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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: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Emerald passionate den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029497)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: Emerald passionate den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029526)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: claret hall

pop music?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: claret hall

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\u0026show=6hr#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: claret hall

Wrong!

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Poppy shitlib queen of the night

Spain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: rusted trump supporter

Vatican

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: stubborn tanning salon wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030420)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: Supple fluffy base



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030483)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: copper titillating nursing home internal respiration

netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: claret hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029539)



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



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029542)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Rebellious boltzmann

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\u0026show=6hr#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: startled peach roommate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: rusted trump supporter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: claret hall

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\u0026show=6hr#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029541)



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

Someone said Netherlands above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Primrose internet-worthy friendly grandma sanctuary

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\u0026show=6hr#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Duck-like Organic Girlfriend Crackhouse

How is this an example of irony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Blathering locus

if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Blathering locus

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\u0026show=6hr#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

whom did they damage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Blathering locus

the us

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: Supple fluffy base

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\u0026show=6hr#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: angry dysfunction parlor

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\u0026show=6hr#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: startled peach roommate

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\u0026show=6hr#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: provocative erotic people who are hurt

Greece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Lascivious fiercely-loyal cruise ship

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: Emerald passionate den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029568)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Spruce Racy Meetinghouse Round Eye

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: histrionic ruddy stage

Venice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: motley topaz home

Denmark if it counts DUH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: motley topaz home

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030843)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030851)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Rebellious boltzmann

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\u0026show=6hr#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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\u0026show=6hr#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: Big-titted scarlet property

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

It's too yuge to qualify

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: Big-titted scarlet property

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: stubborn tanning salon wagecucks

Vatican City

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: Vigorous brilliant institution

Macedonia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: Pale Flirting Site Preventive Strike

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\u0026show=6hr#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: Cordovan business firm marketing idea

Strongman competitions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Field

Israel and it isn’t close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#50030857)