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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why’d they change it? I can’t say. People just liked it better that way!

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CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
So take me back to Constantinople

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- afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  No you can’t go back to Constantinople.
  
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  - spirinolas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Been a long time gone, Constantinople
    
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    newbeni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Or Instanbul
    
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afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I have a friend who has a house fairly close to New York City that was built by the Dutch. Just a fun fact.

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