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TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the Scandinavian countries are older than counting years with four digits.

[–] Iseja@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sweden has technically only existed since 1523 when we got our independance from Denmark. Norway has been under both Sweden and Denmark for numerous years until 1905 when the Swedish-Norwegian union ended. Denmark on the other hand has existed atleast since 863 as that is the first time it is mentioned. So it depends on how you count.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh those fucking danes, must always beat us :-/ waves swedish flag 😥

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