TIL that the small Pacific island nation of Nauru was once the richest country in the world thanks to phosphate mines, but as the phosphate was depleted it descended into poverty, reaching 90% unemployment.

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[–]aThievingStableboy 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

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No shit. I mean, no guano. Sorry. No guano is their problem now. But being so obese, I have a suggested corrective measure: laxatives. Laxatives and surface septic. In no time, they'll be wallowing in putrid wealth.

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