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Chances of being born in each Continent (i.redd.it)
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[โ€“] iz_ok@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (10 children)

Why is Europe a continent but not Russia and its culturally similar bordering countries?

[โ€“] zelgo@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia?wprov=sfla1 mostly for historical reasons, but many consider Europe and Asia a single continent

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