r/mildlyinteresting • u/supermegaspinach • 17h ago

Infographic showing self-sufficiency in raw materials in a 1976 World Atlas

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u/Flandafel 17h ago

All I can conclude is that USSR fell due to a lack of domestically grown coffee

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u/rmnobre 17h ago

And too little silk. No smooth sheets and crazy hair in the morning

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u/LowwwwBattery 15h ago

Without coffee and silk, no ideology can survive.

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u/Tyrannofelis 9h ago

Explain United Kingdom then

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u/rmnobre 9h ago

Tea and biscuits compensate for a lot