The Principality of Monaco is a historically and geographically fascinating country. The entire area is under a single square mile (0.8, to be precise), yet it has its own semi-sovereign government and, technically speaking, an army.I say semi-sovereign because, by treaty, France has authority over Monagasque foreign affairs and economically dominates it. France maintains an embassy there. It's only 50 meters from the border of France.-via Iain Cameron...
I’m very entertained by the idea of an IRL Tower of Babel, where 100+ different languages are represented in one giant tower that was built so everyone could talk to what many regard as God’s representative on Earth
I’m very entertained by the idea of an IRL Tower of Babel, where 100+ different languages are represented in one giant tower that was built so everyone could talk to what many regard as God’s representative on Earth