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          Las Vegas was lush and green when it was settled. As more people arrived, the spring water that kept it that way dried up

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        016 days ago

        That would require learning a piece of a language other than English …. He’d be an illegal immigrant, hardened criminal, gang member. That mascara is a sure sign of Tren de Aragua membership

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      I like to think of it more that the old Norse had a good sense of humor.

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        I was taught in public school that they called it Iceland to keep the British away and Greenland because if that was Greenland Iceland must really suck. 🇬🇱 🇮🇸

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        Well the guy was banished from Iceland IIRC, so he had a good reason to hype up this new found land.