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oblio ◴[15 Oct 24 08:08 UTC] No.41846124[source]▶

The British are living proof of the fact that amazing things[1] can be achieved when the place you live in is extremely boring.

[1] For varied definitions of "amazing", such as "conquer countries 10x your size", "invent 20 sports the entire world plays", etc.

“The taste of their food and the beauty of their women made British men the best sailors in the world.”

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2. edm0nd ◴[15 Oct 24 16:33 UTC] No.41850322[source]▶

The UKs genetic pool is so small its really interesting how many "unattractive" people they have there because of it.

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3. tim333 ◴[15 Oct 24 17:31 UTC] No.41850905[source]▶

I'm not sure you can blame a small gene pool. The UK has had people coming and going from all over.

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