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Paul Drye
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Paul Drye@lemm.eeto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Are there historical examples of countries or kingdoms that did a complete 180 on their old allies - not counting vassals or similars changing one master for another?English52·5 months agoThough the split happened because the Soviets thought they should be master of all Communist countries and the Chinese had different ideas on the topic.
Paul Drye@lemm.eeto askchapo@hexbear.net•Wtf is Utah sending to England? Beans?English35·5 months agoAccording to the UK’s Department For International Trade it’s overwhelmingly “Non-ferrous metal products” at $8.5 billion in 2019. Financial services (credit and “miscellaneous financial services”) are 2 & 3 on the list by value, but only a bit more than $200 million in total for both of them.
I’m fond of the Imperial County of Reuss, which was semi-independent in the Holy Roman Empire. The madlads named all their rulers “Heinrich”, resulting such personages as Heinrich LXXII (“Heinrich the 72nd”).
More recently there’s the Saar Protectorate, which the French encouraged to become a fully independent country after WWII. But the inhabitants wanted nothing to do with it and rejoined West Germany.
Paul Drye@lemm.eeto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is the worst, most incorrect way to eat a pizza?English241·6 months agoTurned into a slurry and then administered as an enema.
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My mother’s cat stares for food from one side of her chair and then, after being fed, stares from the other side of the chair because that is clearly a different kitty who has not been fed yet.
There’s a much higher quality copy posted just recently!
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