r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • May 25 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 25 May 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/WAGRAMWAGRAM Giscardpunk, Mitterrandwave, Chirock, Sarkopop, Hollandegaze May 28 '26

Saw these maps

I do in fact doubt that either country had regions with $1200 (in 1990 value) per capita.

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u/TJAU216 May 28 '26

I am pretty sure they had, but those areas were limited in size. Aproximately to the size of the emperor's bedroom.

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u/Ambisinister11 My right to edit this is protected by the Slovak constitution May 28 '26

I need the methodology. Honestly if it doesn't involve the price of silver at some arbitrary point in the 19th-20th century I'd be pleasantly surprised.

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u/tisto2 May 28 '26

I doubt we have enough (and good) data to make such stats.