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What Is the Oldest Country in the World? Six Answers, All Defensible

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Jordan Walker

Ask this question in a pub in San Marino, and you will get one answer. Ask it in Cairo, Kyoto, or Lisbon, and you will get three more, each with evidence behind it. The disagreement is not about history. It is about what the word country means, and every ranking you find online has quietly […]

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Why Do People Say God Bless You When You Sneeze (It’s Older Than You’d Think)

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Jordan Walker

You sneeze, somebody nearby blurts out “God bless you,” and that’s just… it. Nobody questions it. It’s automatic, like a reflex tucked inside another reflex. But why do people say God bless you when you sneeze in the first place? Nobody really sits down and asks that. We just say it. This little three-word habit […]

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