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What is the size of Yemen? (2024)

262 points · 91 comments · kspacewalk2

  1. Aerroon · · focus · HN ↗
    I did not expect this to just be a simple mistake, especially one that's been around for decades. Makes you wonder what other kind of basic facts are wrong.

    In the age of satellites, computers, Google maps and the like you would think a mistake like this would be impossible to persist for so long.

    1. AlotOfReading · · focus · HN ↗
      These kinds of issues have existed since the first human started recording what they owned, and will probably continue plaguing us until the last one dies.
      1. vijayr02 · · focus · HN ↗
        No - only till the second last one dies.
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