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Most impactful small country in world history?

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the furth...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
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Bellevue therapy dog tp (retired on 11/11/26)
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Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
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Bellevue therapy dog tp (retired on 11/11/26)
  07/28/26
pop music?
Goy Debord
  07/28/26
ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
Goy Debord
  07/28/26
Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
Goy Debord
  07/28/26
yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Spain
Wildberries Mercer
  07/28/26
To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
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Vatican
Roblox
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Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III
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the walter white of this generation (walt jr.)
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netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it a...
law is ea$y
  07/28/26
Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
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Goy Debord
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me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/28/26
Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has inven...
Nazca Redlines
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gunnerretttired
  07/28/26
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Roblox
  07/28/26
Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
Goy Debord
  07/28/26
o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Someone said Netherlands above
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/28/26
yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
frank rizzo
  07/28/26
The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
How is this an example of irony?
artificial intelligence
  07/28/26
he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
Cletus Van Damme
  07/28/26
they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
Cletus Van Damme
  07/28/26
whom did they damage
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
the us
Cletus Van Damme
  07/28/26
They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
the walter white of this generation (walt jr.)
  07/28/26
Oh no, not the brown clowns!
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/28/26
They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
gunnerretttired
  07/28/26
Greece
man o' war
  07/28/26
yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
Garfieldguy2000
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Bellevue therapy dog tp (retired on 11/11/26)
  07/28/26
eastern point of view, hong kong.
wangfei
  07/28/26
can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian histor...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Venice
Mailer Daemon
  07/28/26
Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Denmark if it counts DUH
Uranist
  07/28/26
Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
Nazca Redlines
  07/28/26
100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  07/28/26
It's too yuge to qualify
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
And Sweden isn't? huh?
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  07/28/26
UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Vatican City
Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III
  07/28/26
Post 1500, though? Probably not...
Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved
  07/28/26
Macedonia
barnabyjones
  07/28/26
culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music...
,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,.
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Strongman competitions
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the further you go back Portugal takes it with the whole Age of Exploration shit. But Sweden invented Zyn, pop music, furniture, matches that don't explode, and file sharing. It's gotta be close!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Bellevue therapy dog tp (retired on 11/11/26)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029497)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TECHNICALLY a French invention.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: Bellevue therapy dog tp (retired on 11/11/26)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029526)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: Goy Debord

pop music?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd were written by a Swede. Country with 10 million people account for a massive percentage of American pop music. In deference to Norway, they wrote most of Rhianna's bangers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Goy Debord

Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essentially a pop band

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branched out into Rock n Roll. Bubble gum pop as we know it is a product of the nineteen hundred and nineties. it's not even disputable. The Mall would not be the Same without Scandinavians.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Goy Debord

Wrong!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era but the widely repurposed namesake for the type of Britney/Xtina garbage we grew up on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Wildberries Mercer (Safari)

Spain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Roblox

Vatican

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III ( )



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030420)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: the walter white of this generation (walt jr.)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030483)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: law is ea$y (🧐)

netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They also invented Protestantism as we know it. They were the first to refute Predestination while still maintaining a lot of Calvin's Reformed Theology.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Goy Debord



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029539)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029542)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Nazca Redlines

Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has invented some interesting things, but hasn't really moved the needle on world history in the same way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: gunnerretttired (gunneratttt)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Roblox



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Goy Debord

Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capitalism and they had an overseas empire as well. They also played a major role in Europe (revolt against the Hapsburgs, sitting on the throne of England and the Glorious Revolution, etc.) starting around 16th century that Portugal really did not have.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029541)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

Someone said Netherlands above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: frank rizzo

yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you backaches and the frame cracks after a few months, while putting ppl who made actual high quality shit out of business was a very impactful movement. good job sweden. you deserve every last muslim you wave in

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Switzerland for tax purposes LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: artificial intelligence

How is this an example of irony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and culture and then moved to a tax haven so he wouldn't have to pay back into it ig

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle did not meaningfully change the world despite what some fans of CounterStrike might have you believe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they have done massive damage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

whom did they damage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: Cletus Van Damme

the us

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: the walter white of this generation (walt jr.)

They’re literally actively engaged in what has been judicially determined to be a genocide as we speak.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a negative track record on the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: gunnerretttired (gunneratttt)

If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny period.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: man o' war (🫶🏾)

Greece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at the height of it's power? It was like a huge empire. It's only small w/r/t today.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: Garfieldguy2000

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: Bellevue therapy dog tp (retired on 11/11/26)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029568)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: wangfei

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian history. What all did HK do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: Mailer Daemon

Venice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: Uranist (Bande-au-ciel!! )

Denmark if it counts DUH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck is an æbleskive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Nazca Redlines

If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bullet. They're on a small island. Their population is about 1/6 of the US, less than 1/20 of India and China. And despite that, they are the undisputed POTUS and driving force of world history, civilization, commerce, and industry from, let's say, 1588 (defeat of the Spanish Armada) until they decided to give it all up circa 1945.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland is the maximum size. But no disagreement in general.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

It's too yuge to qualify

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III ( )

Vatican City

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: barnabyjones

Macedonia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,.


culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music. all from a tiny population on a frigid island.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: Gaylo: Cumblast Evolved (Poasting Feuds)

Strongman competitions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2)#50030495)