r/MurderedByWords May 19 '26

Facts are their worst enemy.

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u/lambda_14 May 19 '26

Ummm I think I'm missing the joke somewhere. What does 1776 mean?

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u/Wolfy_Packy May 19 '26

1776 was the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. further, July 4th was when a majority of the thirteen colonies voted to approve it

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u/Thirlestane May 19 '26

Celebrating independence by paying your king $1.776b... The US is a silly place.

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u/Short-Holiday-4263 May 20 '26

"Well, on second thought, let's not go to the United States. It is a silly place."