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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Been a long time gone, Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works?

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 36 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

That's nobody's business but the Turks.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Even oooold New York was New Amsterdam.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why they changed it, I can't say.

[–] Leviathan@fedinsfw.app 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

People just liked it better that way!

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

So take me back to Constantinople!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

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[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Us Greeks beg to differ.