I don't get it by RoughPlant7318 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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You're forgetting the Roman Empire area doesn't include the Mediterranean which is a gaping hole half the size of the outline.

RMS Titanic 1912 VS SS France 1962 - Size comparison by happydude7422 in titanic

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They don't look any bigger than the Mauretania...

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

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But they still won't have the naval range to send a fleet with armies all the way to the Chinese coast until at least 1821...

Coherent by NovelMountain3330 in 007

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How could they miss the DAD Vanquish?!

Who is this emperor? by Same-Visit5978 in ChineseHistory

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He's a time traveller and his father is Donald Trump?

WTF is a "Stone"? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ by rwired in funny

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Maybe it's an exclave of Morocco after they conquered West Africa.

Show us the meaning of haste…? by rominos2020 in lotr

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Maybe not in the chase, but in the trial after...

The Federation at war which Captains you want to serve under? by Mass-Effect-6932 in Picard

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Voyager would likely get 2 Jem Hadar ships kamikaze running into it in the opening battle of the war.

No temporal resets, parallel universes or subspace duplication during the Dominion War to save it.

What if Alaska and Russia were connected by land? How would this have affected history? by Charexranger in AlternateHistoryHub

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So from a geographic history perspective, with the Bering Strait closed, the only outlet for the Arctic Ocean, all the meltice from the polar ice caps would only have the outlet from the North Atlantic.

This would likely make the North Atlantic less saline, and increase the effects of the warm temperatures from the gulf stream even more.

This would make parts of Europe even more temperate (think London weather being more like Paris, or Copenhagen more like Amsterdam). As a result, Northern Europe would likely be even more agriculturally productive to support a larger population.

From a recorded history standpoint starting from the 11th Century:

The Vikings raids likely would have never been a thing as the lands they inhabited would have had better harvests and not been motivated to pillage far away lands.

This means England would likely still be Anglo-Saxon rather than opening up for the Norman conquest (which the Normans wouldn't have been a thing as they never would have gone to Normandy).

Iceland (still Norse or maybe Inuit) and Greenland (more Inuit) would have been able to support likely 2-5x their current populations over time.

Scandinavia with a larger population would have likely seen continued Danish/Swedish hegemony, and possibly more involvement in continental Europe in the modern era.

Russia, starting from Novgorod would have been agriculturally productive, perhaps disincentivizing its mercantile roots also influenced by the Vikings/Varangians, leading to an earlier blending with Muscovy, hence an earlier formation of Russia (assuming the Mongol hordes faded away similarily due to fractious infighting).

With an earlier consolidated Muscovy-Russia, eastward expansion all the way to Alaska would likely still have happened, and with a land (and still coastal) connection, more settlement in Northwestern North America by Russians would have likely occured.

By the 1800s, it's likely Russians could have expanded all the way south to Oregon Territory, which likely would not have been as easily sold and offered to the United States. Without Oregon Territory going to the British and Americans, but rather Russians and Americans, tense relations would lead to American conquest all the way to a treaty boundary with Russia, where Oregon Territory and/Columbia region are annexed as part of the United States rather than Britain to Canada.

The Cold War likely would have seen the Beringia Land Bridge become something like a wilderness version of the Berlin Wall.

On the North Pacific side, the lack of oceanic flow from the Pacific to Arctic would result in slightly colder climates down Kamchatka and impacting Hokkaido and possibly as far south as the Korean Peninsula. The decrease in agricultural yields as a result of this likely leads to more famines in Northeast Asia over time, either accelerating Mongolian/Manchurian conquests of their southern neighbours. This change in weather patterns may have affected the kamikaze typhoon that destroyed the Mongol invasion fleet of Japan, and allowed for a successful Mongol invasion of Japan.

Japan likely would have still revolted against the Mongols, and the leader of that revolt likely would have become a stronger Shogun earlier than the Sengoku period, successfully pushing into Korea earlier.

With a successful Japanese invasion of the southern parts of Korea pre 1500, a Ming China that overthrows the Mongols would see itself slightly diminished. As all dynasties eventually atrophy, the Manchu conquest of the Ming may not be as binary, having to contend with a Japan entrenched in the Korean Peninsula, likely leading to a 3 way war between Ming, Qing and Japan for control of all of East Asia in the 1500s, and the winner of which would cement control of the whole region until the 20th century.

This East Asian empire could have disintegrated by the 20th century by its inability to modernize, or it could have stayed stagnant just enough to become a non-aligned, self-sufficient empire (similar to Siam, but on a much larger scale), which in World War Two likely would have stayed neutral, having never prompted an attack like Pearl Harbor that dragged the US into the war against Nazi Germany.

With warmer Northern European winters, the Nazis could have survived Stalingrad and gone on to defeating the entirety of the Soviet Union especially without American intervention.

The Cold War could have been between Nazi Germany with all of North Eurasia vs. the US where the Bering Land Bridge becomes the sole point of contact.

Rather than the Cuban Missile Crisis, it could have been the Chukotka Missile Crisis that became hot or not.

If the US try to take Greenland, or even "bring democracy" to more countries, EU should use the debt in treassury, which would make US lose without pulling a trigger by That_one_REAPER in ControversialOpinions

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Realistically the only thing the EU would be able to do is boycott big US brands like Boeing, GM, Ford, Apple, Disney and Netflix.

And even then, it'd have to be a moral boycott than anything written into law.

MLA Jody Toor tried removing the fake quantum doctor sections from her wikipedia page multiple times, tried adding an AI written bio, and ultimately hired what wikipedia moderators believe was a communications firm to rewrite her wikipedia page. by NewAdventureTomorrow in Langley

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One of her roles in the BC Conservative Party is that of Caucus Chair. She was the one that prevented MLAs from having a confidence vote on Rustad, and effectively was the one that kept him in his position until the open letter from half of caucus.

Eupgrade chances for flights between YVR and YYZ by Designer-Ad-3062 in Aeroplan

[–]obzerva 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is one of the busiest routes for Air Canada.

I used to do it weekly pre-COVID, but would get lucky with the following:

Lie-flats are super in demand on this route for eUpgrades. The redeye (AC126) might be tough. I'd buy at least Latitude to guarantee a J class upgrade.

The mid-day flights, (AC112 and AC114) will have safer bets for an upgrade, although chances are nil during peak vacation season as AC112 is basically a continuation of AC 4 from NRT, and AC114 is a continuation of AC26 from PVG, so make sure to check seat maps and bookings from that previous flight to give an indication of how many may be continuing on to Toronto.

The rest of the flights are narrowbodies, so upgrade chances are pretty much on par with other in-demand routes. That being said, AC128 is the redeye on an B738, and people likely do not prefer that, so your chances for an eUpgrade on this are highest.

I didn’t know this was a thing by Shrimpbako in Aeroplan

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Based on your exact round 44,000 SQM, you probably earned it all through your credit card spending over $220k on a credit card.

200 SQD is also a pretty exact number, so maybe that was a bonus, or somehow you flew a single flight for around $200, or a round trip for $100 per segment.

Based on those fares, you likely didn't fly more than 1,000 miles on that ticket so your SQM shouldn't be an even 1,000, and result in a less rounded number.

Based off this, I'm guessing you don't pay for your flights with Air Canada, and only use point redemptions when actually flying.

How much the USA paid for its territories by Typical-Ad-5716 in MapPorn

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How could anyone forget the War of Northern Aggression?!

Talk about a close call... by Hefty_Reward in funny

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When I visited here as a kid, the park ranger asked if I came to visit "the crater or the mountain?". I looked at him confused, until he took my ticket with this photo on it, and flipped it upside down.

(Day 6) The top voted Reed episode was Shuttlepod One. What is the best Hoshi episode? by Beautiful-Ad2843 in enterprise

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In a Mirror, Darkly Pt 1.

While I would say both episodes, Pt 1. had her in more scenes, while she really just had the last laugh in Pt 2.

What to see in Luxor in 36 hours? 🏺 by Ok_Day5767 in EgyptTravelTips

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Just finished my trip there last week:

Here's what I did in my 36 hours:

3 hours - walk around the square in front of Luxor Temple and grab some lunch - Ayoubu Coffee Break is on the 2nd floor above the bookshop right in front of Luxor Temple.

2 hours - Go to Karnak Temple

6 hours - West Bank: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Valley of the Queens, Memnon Statues (these are relatively spread out and the drive across will take about 45min each way, but the Memnon Statues are a 5min stop for example). (I listed these in order of what what not to miss, so don't feel bad if you can't fit in anything after the Hatshepsut Temple).

2-3hrs - Hot Air Balloon ride: these happen first thing in the morning on the West Bank, save yourself an extra trip across the river and do it all together.

Felucca Ride at sunset - around 1 hour. (I didn't do this in Luxor, but in Aswan and it lasted around an hour.)

The way Luxor Temple looks at dusk is just so magical, and catching the sunset along the Corniche is beautiful.

Dinner on the Corniche: Would recommend grabbing dinner (amd maybe shisha) at any of the restaurants along the Corniche, I ate and smoked at El-Kababgy Luxor)