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[–] 42 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You make what you measure. They measured snakes.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Same thing was said about French colonial forces and the Vietnamese but with rats instead of snakes.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Iirc there's no evidence of this actually happening, could be an old folktale for all we know lol

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Like all cute stories that justify markets, it's fake lol

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I love the colonial britain getting hustled. But how does having increased cobras benefit India?

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