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submitted 2 weeks ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] NIB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

911 works in Europe too, because of American tourists and because of American cultural dominance, that made 911 popular even among Europeans.