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Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes (programming.dev)

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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dumbass United Stat...

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Americans are probably the dumbest people on the planet.

Source: been here my whole life

[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 10 points 1 week ago

There's plenty dumber, trust me, but Americans are proudest of their dumbness

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

NOT TRUE. there's those stupid short folk on the falklands with the webbed feet and the orange noses, what smell awful and like bad fish who dress formal everywhere. they're pretty silly