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[-] moody@lemmings.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Why'd they change it?

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well yeah, now that the boys showed up with arty. It was Constantinople before the boys got there.

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