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		SubiculumCode on Jan 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of ... Interesting, but how Texas turned into France has to be the bigger story ;)

yowlingcat on Jan 17, 2021 | [–]

Well, my friend, it all began with an innocuous rebranding of "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" on balmy afternoon...

Synaesthesia on Jan 17, 2021 | [–]

When I was young I had a picture of Olympus Mons superimposed on Texas. It's pretty big

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