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history lesson of the day
- me: uggggh why is dc so hot
- mamis: Because we live in a swamp
- me: uggggh why do we live in a swamp
- mamis: Because George Washington had to select an area of 10 miles squared on the banks of the Potomac
- mamis: To be approximately in the centre of the thirteen original colonies
- mamis: And he wanted to include both Georgetown and Alexandria
- mamis: Without taking too much land from the wealthy plantations in Maryland to the Southeast
- mamis: Whereas the Potomac is not navigable to the West of DC
- mamis: A careful balancing job by America's greatest president
- mamis: Of course, it's a fucking swamp
