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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 39 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Dumbass United Stat...

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Americans are probably the dumbest people on the planet.

Source: been here my whole life

[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 3 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours 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