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Most impactful small country in world history?

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the furth...
Bull Headed Property
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Mustard appetizing kitty temple
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Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
Bull Headed Property
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Mustard appetizing kitty temple
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pop music?
black federal stage goal in life
  07/28/26
ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
black federal stage goal in life
  07/28/26
Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
black federal stage goal in life
  07/28/26
yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
Bull Headed Property
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Spain
Arousing Olive Athletic Conference Heaven
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To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here
Bull Headed Property
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Vatican
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chestnut stage hairy legs
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Heady locus filthpig
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netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it a...
boyish naked circlehead
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Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They...
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black federal stage goal in life
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Jet-lagged meetinghouse
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Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has inven...
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gunneratttt
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Trip brunch
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Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
black federal stage goal in life
  07/28/26
o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
Someone said Netherlands above
Jet-lagged meetinghouse
  07/28/26
yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
wonderful tanning salon police squad
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The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
Bull Headed Property
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How is this an example of irony?
Costumed church building
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he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
Bull Headed Property
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if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
Deranged hairraiser corner
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they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
Deranged hairraiser corner
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whom did they damage
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
the us
Deranged hairraiser corner
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They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
Heady locus filthpig
  07/28/26
Oh no, not the brown clowns!
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
Jet-lagged meetinghouse
  07/28/26
They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
Bull Headed Property
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If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
gunneratttt
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Greece
Spectacular Idiot Elastic Band
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yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
Bull Headed Property
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In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
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Mustard appetizing kitty temple
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eastern point of view, hong kong.
curious pink rigor
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can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian histor...
Bull Headed Property
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Venice
swollen red messiness mexican
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Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
Bull Headed Property
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Denmark if it counts DUH
Translucent hairless sound barrier
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Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
Bull Headed Property
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Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
Translucent hairless sound barrier
  07/28/26
what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
electric insanely creepy library
  07/28/26
100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
Bull Headed Property
  07/28/26
Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
bronze medicated cumskin place of business
  07/28/26
It's too yuge to qualify
Bull Headed Property
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And Sweden isn't? huh?
bronze medicated cumskin place of business
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UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth
Bull Headed Property
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Vatican City
chestnut stage hairy legs
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Post 1500, though? Probably not...
Bull Headed Property
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Macedonia
chest-beating organic girlfriend
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culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music...
rambunctious histrionic roommate yarmulke
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Strongman competitions
Bull Headed Property
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Israel and it isn’t close
Claret Shivering Native Jew
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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!

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Mustard appetizing kitty temple



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029497)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TECHNICALLY a French invention.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: Mustard appetizing kitty temple



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029526)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: black federal stage goal in life

pop music?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: black federal stage goal in life

Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essentially a pop band

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: black federal stage goal in life

Wrong!

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Arousing Olive Athletic Conference Heaven

Spain

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Trip brunch

Vatican

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: chestnut stage hairy legs



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030420)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: Heady locus filthpig



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030483)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: boyish naked circlehead

netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: black federal stage goal in life



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029539)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Jet-lagged meetinghouse



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029542)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: electric insanely creepy library

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Trip brunch



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: black federal stage goal in life

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029541)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Jet-lagged meetinghouse

Someone said Netherlands above

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: wonderful tanning salon police squad

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Switzerland for tax purposes LOL

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Costumed church building

How is this an example of irony?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Deranged hairraiser corner

if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Deranged hairraiser corner

i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they have done massive damage.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

whom did they damage

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Deranged hairraiser corner

the us

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: Heady locus filthpig

They’re literally actively engaged in what has been judicially determined to be a genocide as we speak.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: Jet-lagged meetinghouse

Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a negative track record on the world.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)

If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny period.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Spectacular Idiot Elastic Band

Greece

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: dull comical goyim toilet seat

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: Mustard appetizing kitty temple



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029568)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: curious pink rigor

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian history. What all did HK do?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: swollen red messiness mexican

Venice

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: Translucent hairless sound barrier

Denmark if it counts DUH

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: Translucent hairless sound barrier

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030843)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030851)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: electric insanely creepy library

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland is the maximum size. But no disagreement in general.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: bronze medicated cumskin place of business

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

It's too yuge to qualify

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: bronze medicated cumskin place of business

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: chestnut stage hairy legs

Vatican City

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: chest-beating organic girlfriend

Macedonia

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: rambunctious histrionic roommate yarmulke

culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music. all from a tiny population on a frigid island.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: Bull Headed Property

Strongman competitions

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Claret Shivering Native Jew

Israel and it isn’t close

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2#50030857)