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"No nation is older than 250" (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A 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".

Edit: swapped image link, RIP lemm.ee

Original link: https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/b4d2f599-1922-4978-9db3-fc7832681c10.png

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

England would like a word. It formed in 927 AD. That means it is 1,098 years old.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

After the parliaments of England and Scotland agreed, the two countries joined in political union, to create the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 -- wikipedia

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

England and the UK are not one and the same thing (as should be clear from the wikipedia snippet you copied)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

England is like a "state" in the UK like Idaho is a state in the United States, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

There is a lot of nuance and complexity there but basically: yes.