• Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    I daresay that 99% of “English-speakers” never wasted a thought on why the Third Reich actually was the third.

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      21 days ago

      And honestly, it could be that 90% wouldn’t know what the HRE was or who the Kaiser was once you told them. It’s just not a thing that usually comes up in everyday life.