"If countries were named after the words you first hear whe… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

"If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called "Damn It"."

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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