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    FUCK! why is that all the things i love are filthy?
    You're just a natural dirty rascal. I bet you like giving rim jobs too.

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    Bronx was named after a Swede Jonas Jonson Bronck

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    The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted only 38 minutes.

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    No brown black first world countries, oops wrong thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wvwvw View Post
    Australia was originally called New Holland
    Also, New Zealand is named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
    Last edited by Mingle; 11-10-2017 at 03:19 AM.

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    Don't know if these count as historical, but:

    The clown is based off of negative stereotypes of Irishmen living in Great Britain. The red nose is from drinking too much since they were stereotyped as alcoholics, the big shoes & clothing pattern is because the Irish were seen as poor & couldn't afford expensive stuff, the red hair is cause the Irish were stereotyped as red-headed.

    The term "hillbilly" comes from Scots-Irish (Northern Irish Protestants) settling in Appalachia. The "billy" comes from them loving King William (Dutch conqueror that helped Protestants overthrow the Catholic King James). His defeat of the Jacobites (King James followers) in the Battle of Boyne on July 4 is seen as legendary among NI Protestants which is why they loved him so much. The "hill" part comes from the fact they lived in the hilly Appalachian Mountains.

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    Romans brushed their teeth with urine.

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