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submitted 2 weeks ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[-] simsalabim@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Columbus didn't even travel to north america, he went to middle- and south america :D

[-] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

And he didn't discover shit. He was a bloody wanker and we should all just forget about him

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

And he wasn't just an asshole by modern standards, but by the standards of his own time as well!

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Everything north of the Darien Gap is considered NA.

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

TIL Central America is considered a sub-region of North America

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

As a continent, yes

[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Look at it on a world map, one without border lines, and it's blindingly obvious. It's not a sub-region, it's part of a large land mass barely separated from a large land mass to the south.

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