bbc.com/travel/article/20260629-new-sweden-the-uss-long-lost-secret-colony

dutch took over

wait why did it fail

mind blown again

no but they had a printing press

wait did they have a newspaper

yes

so like a tiny country

but also had a governor

like normal people

they traded with native americans

wait what’s the weirdest part

like my 5-minute fame

just a blip

nope

wait was it successful

obviously

like sweden’s

yes blue and yellow

wait did they have a flag

sounds like a cereal

fort christina

wait what’s the capital

i love this

exactly

so like a mini europe

yes finnish and dutch too

wait was it multicultural

like the time i forgot my keys

because america forgot

wait why does no one know