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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[-] superkret@feddit.org 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There's a restaurant near me that's been in business since 1472.
They went bankrupt in 2023. Weird kind of feel.

[-] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 months ago

Man, the final owner of the business must have some interesting feelings being the one that drove it into the ground after 550 years.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

They survived the Black Plague and the Spanish Flu, but Covid did them in.

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