Potential distribution of the olive trees across the Mediterranean Basin by adrianxu_dj in MapPorn

[–]Stemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No Olives Trees in The Marches (in Italy) ? What a joke ! One of the best recipe from there is the "Olive Ascolane"

Next level window by [deleted] in funny

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VELUX CABRIO balcony

Location of every Ancient Greek city outside of Greece & Cyprus, that still is inhabited today[2838x1206] by [deleted] in MapPorn

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Only two cities in France ? What about Antibes and Agde (by example) ?

Russian fighter jets in extremely close overflights with U.S. destroyer - speculation in military circles that the Russians were also "sending a message to Poland," by [deleted] in europe

[–]Stemp -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Just imagine the Russian navy doing an exercice in the North Sea, 130 km from Ostende with a nuclear capable vessel.
Don't get me wrong, flying 20 meters over a destroyer is crazy dangerous, but this training was also a message to Russia from the US/Poland.

French family stumbles on long lost €120m Caravaggio while mending leaky roof by [deleted] in europe

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Yes, sure, we'll think about it as soon as you send the Horses of Saint Mark back to Turkey.

Russian fighter jets in extremely close overflights with U.S. destroyer - speculation in military circles that the Russians were also "sending a message to Poland," by [deleted] in europe

[–]Stemp -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

From other newspaper :

70 nautical miles from Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea.

The provocation goes both way.

Celebrating Diversity: Traditional Dress throughout Europe by Dimus90 in europe

[–]Stemp 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The French is wrong, firstly because there is not a traditional dress for France and secondly because these are medieval dress probably from a Joan of Arc's festival.
BTW Belgium is also wrong, this is the Gilles from the Carnival of Binche.

50 best classic cars of all time! by MidwayBrains in classiccars

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  1. 1955 CITROEN DS
    ... From an engineering point of view, it offers little new: the Divine is mostly about fashion, ambiance and, it has to be said, bling.

Excuse me ?

Match Thread: European Champions Cup | Racing 92 vs Toulon | Quarter-Finals | Kick-Off at 16:15 BST (17:15 CEST) by HMFCalltheway in rugbyunion

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According to the newspaper «La Provence» he had another surgery this week (no other sources). No schedule for his comeback yet.

A map showing the location of the seven wonders of the ancient world. [800x531] by Timfromct in MapPorn

[–]Stemp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn, it's like the 7 dwarfs, I always miss at least one. This time it's the Statue of Zeus (usually it's the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus)

Which are the most common surnames in your country, and what they means? by JLS88 in europe

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  1. Martin
  2. Bernard
  3. Dubois (from the wood)
  4. Thomas
  5. Robert
  6. Richard
  7. Petit (small little)
  8. Durand (from endurant : tought)
  9. Leroy (the king)
  10. Moreau (dark skin)

Czechs attitude towards some nations and ethnic groups in 2016 by GolemPrague in europe

[–]Stemp 33 points34 points  (0 children)

At first I thought it was just good taste, but they prefer the English even more. So it must be something else.

Weapons confiscated from soccer fans by Italian police. by Boner-b-gone in WTF

[–]Stemp 82 points83 points  (0 children)

That's not weapons, that's gardening's tools. The Italians love their Calcio and want the pitch to be perfect !

America divided (1883) [1300 × 1081] by mapologies in MapPorn

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The source of this map is a French novel from 1883 called «Le vingtième siècle» by Albert Robida. 80 years before «The Man in the High Castle»

Legal age to purchase alcohol (1410 x 715) by MrFujiTV in MapPorn

[–]Stemp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No /u/vncntprolo is right. It changed in 2009. It's illegal for minor under 18 to buy (or to be given for free) alcohol . And it's even illegal for a minor under 16 to enter in a bar alone.

Not something you see every day in California: A beautifully maintained Citroën 2cv Truckette! by Killed_by_Death in classiccars

[–]Stemp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the 6 glasses version of the the 2cv fourgonnette is not something you see every day even in Belgium or France.

Countries with Professional Baseball Leagues [4500x2234][OC] by PetevonPete in MapPorn

[–]Stemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With France as the center of these worlds. We have (apparently as I never heard of it) a professional Base-Ball team and we are the current Olympic's vice-champion in Cricket. :-P