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What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] 1019throw@lemmy.world 95 points 3 years ago (7 children)

The northern most part of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the southern most part of Brazil.

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[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 59 points 3 years ago (6 children)

What is this sorcery?

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[–] dmmeyournudes@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Mercator Projection be like.

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 years ago

That Mercator bastard has been lying to us for centuries. Wake up sheeple!

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[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Ain't no way!

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[–] nigh7y@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

People have no idea how big Brazil actually is

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 years ago

Shouldn't be surprising when you consider a Brazilian people live there.

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[–] Kissaki@feddit.de 6 points 3 years ago

Bigger than the earth. That image surely must be right.

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