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A fun fact inspired by Globle: Capitals
Answers to last week's games
Reader survey
San Marino wants to be left alone (but not forgotten)
The countries are giving you disappointed looks because they’re mad you keep forgetting about them in Globle.
Blink and you might miss it: nestled within the rolling hills of central Italy is a country smaller than many cities, yet it holds an astonishing record. San Marino, the answer for Globle: Capitals on November 3, is recognized as the world's oldest surviving republic and it's been self-governing since the year 301 CE!
San Marino's origin story is almost the stuff of legend. According to tradition, the country was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marinus who fled Roman persecution and established a monastic community on Monte Titano. Over the centuries, this tiny enclave managed to maintain its independence through diplomacy, strategic alliances, and a bit of luck, even as empires and kingdoms rose and fell all around it. Remarkably, San Marino adopted the "Statutes of 1600," a series of six books that form one of the world's oldest written constitutions still in effect, though it has been supplemented over time, including the addition of a Declaration of Rights in 1974.
Despite being entirely surrounded by Italy and having an area of just 61 square kilometres, San Marino has preserved its autonomy through turbulent times. Even Napoleon respected its sovereignty after gaining the friendship of one of its regents in 1797. Today, the country maintains its unique system of dual leadership: two "Captains Regent" serve together as heads of state for six-month terms, a tradition dating back to 1243. Next time you’re struggling to remember the name of this tiny country in Globle or Capitals, remember: this tiny nation has outlasted mighty empires!
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Trivia
Which 19th century historical figure was given honorary citizenship to San Marino?
Answers to last week's games
Monday, November 3 to Sunday, November 9.
Globle
Nov 3 Tonga
Nov 4 China
Nov 5 United States of America
Nov 6 Finland
Nov 7 Czechia
Nov 8 Costa Rica
Nov 9 North Macedonia
Nov 10 Play now!
Globle: Capitals
Nov 3 San Marino
Nov 4 Roseau
Nov 5 Saint John's
Nov 6 Port Louis
Nov 7 Ngerulmud
Nov 8 Lome
Nov 9 Conakry
Nov 10 Play now!
Chronogram
#947 Dwight D. Eisenhower
#948 Euclid
#949 Aldous Huxley
#950 Haile Selassie I
#951 Rosa Luxemburg
#952 Gustav Klimt
#953 Constantine the Great
#954 Play now!
Fictogram
#715 Ellen Ripley
#716 Milkman Dead
#717 Alonzo Harris
#718 Albus Dumbledore
#719 Dr. Szell
#720 Lennie Small
#721 Harry Lime
#722 Play now!
Metazooa
#826 dove
#827 humpback whale
#828 polar bear
#829 bald eagle
#830 coyote
#831 anteater
#832 chinchilla
#833 Play now!
Metaflora
#765 magnolia
#766 parsnip
#767 gooseberry
#768 tamarind
#769 tomato
#770 passionfruit
#771 soy bean
#772 Play now!
Linxicon
The following are the shortest paths from last week:
#630 enterprise → business → clean → wet
#631 educational → school → afternoon → tonight
#632 install → installed → working → during
#633 fault → hate → racism → diversity
#634 initially → sequential → pattern
#635 rise → rising → startled → surprised
#636 themselves → workers → construction → build
#637 Play now!
Elemingle
#286 Tin
#287 Thallium
#288 Sulfur
#289 Protactinium
#290 Gallium
#291 Nitrogen
#292 Chromium
#293 Play now!
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