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2025-01-27 17:29:41 UTC - HELPFUL
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While this post is obviously a joke, the 250-year average lifespan of empires is a widespread myth originating with the work of Sir John Bagot Glubb, a British officer writing in 1975 trying to cope with the British Empire's collapse. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/empires-strike-back-against-false-250-year-claim/
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