• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    Britain doing the heavy lifting on that 98% claim.

    The Septics are a right bunch of slackers.

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      9 months ago

      The British empire at its height covered 35.5 million sq km (13.7 million sq mi). Which is 24% of the Earth’s total land. To compare the moon is 37.9 million sq km (14.6 million sq mi). Making the moon just ~7% larger than the British empire.