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    1 year ago

    The British Empire once covered over a quarter of the Earth’s land area. Even the Mongols never managed that.

    And by “once”, it’s not ancient history. It was 1920.

    It’s horrifying, and we’re almost certainly responsible for more suffering than any other country on Earth, but also kind of impressive. There are just 22 countries we never invaded.

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        Don’t look at us, it was the Spanish that found it.

        Well, after all those people that were already on it, obviously. But they hardly count. They weren’t white. But according to Americans, neither are the Spanish, so…