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[–] 24 points 9 months ago (1 child)

All the immigrants from Southern Italy coming to New York:
"It's the same latitude, it'll be just like home!"

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago

    That actually really fucked up the first French attempts to settle the St. Lawrence river. They knew it was a similar latitude as Paris so they were completely unprepared for their first winter in Quebec City.

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