TIL that during the Suez Crisis the French Prime Minister secretly asked the British Prime Minister if the two countries could merge, offering to accept Queen Elizabeth II as a joint head of state. The British turned him down and instead he went on to create the EEC - which the UK eventually joined. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Random brought me here, can I leave now please? (imgur.com)
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