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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 29 May 2016

    1600 centuries before the EU, the Brits quit Europe for the first time http://nyti.ms/25pmGur  via @nytopinion

    5:40 AM - 29 May 2016
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      2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 29 May 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        1,600 years before the EU, the Brits quit Europe for the first time http://nyti.ms/1XGNjIo  [Corrected time period]

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      1. Pippin Parker‏ @PippinParker 29 May 2016
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        That's a lot of centuries! 158,000 BC.

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      1. E-quipper‏ @annwitbrock 29 May 2016
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        you know the difference between a year and a century, no?

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      1. JD Salacious Sister‏ @JackyDromey 29 May 2016
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        WTF? 1600 centuries is 160,000 years,when #Neanderthals not modern humans inhabited #Britain & most of #Europe

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      2. VoiceAmericanPatriot‏ @BizNetSC 2 Jun 2016
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        @StevenLambdin @nytopinion YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY, STEVE! TIME TO REPEAT IT! BRITS - TAKE BACK YOUR GOVT, YOUR NATION, YOUR PRIDE!

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      4. VoiceAmericanPatriot‏ @BizNetSC 3 Jun 2016
        Replying to @StevenLambdin @nytimes @nytopinion

        The 'PROGRESSIVES' are in power in the EU and in the UK. 'MONEY' first, national sovereignty, SECOND!

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      1. Maple Leaf Lawyer‏ @MapleLeafLawyer 29 May 2016
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        isn't 1600 centuries 160000 years? That's not what the article is about. Bad headline?

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      1. elfwreck‏ @elfwreck 29 May 2016
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        Whoever got fired in the last budget cuts, GET THEM BACK. The current copy editor can't tell years from centuries.

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      1. Steve Feek‏ @scfeek 29 May 2016
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        I don't even know what to say. Proof that the American education system is not as good as it once was.

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      1. Kelly Ahrendes‏ @kahrendes29 29 May 2016
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        yeah..... Don't think there WAS a Europe 1600 CENTURIES ago

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      1. Booth‏ @Boothasaurus 29 May 2016
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        really? 160,000 years ago?

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      2. Trudgin  🤷🏼‍♀️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @Trudgin 29 May 2016
        Replying to @MushyMelbowHead @nytimes @nytopinion

        wasnt there some movement of tectonic plates were the real reason several years before 1600

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      4. Trudgin  🤷🏼‍♀️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @Trudgin 29 May 2016
        Replying to @MushyMelbowHead @nytimes @nytopinion

        i didnt read the article 😏 sorry

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      1. David Kruse‏ @kruser628 29 May 2016
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        too many zeros!

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      1. Gurpreet S. Goraya‏ @gpsgoraya 29 May 2016
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        Oh my! Britain is a post colonial nation.

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