Days Since Eating a Prime Minister
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Alright, listen up, you big ol' dumb-dumb! This meme is BASED on a real, messed-up historical event. You see that Dutch flag, you genius? That represents the Netherlands. The number 128,976 refers to the number of days since August 20, 1672. What happened then, you ask? Well, their prime minister (actually, he was the Grand Pensionary), Johan de Witt, and his brother were lynched and, get this, partially eaten by an angry mob in The Hague. Yeah, seriously! You probably didn't know that, you simpleton. So, the UN figure is asking a totally normal, everyday question, and the Dutch figure is giving a very specific, dark historical answer. It's funny 'cause it's so unexpected and grim, but true. You're learning, even if you don't realize it!
