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Lots of yuks.<\/p>\n<p>Until people in Pakistan started e-mailing and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2002\/TECH\/internet\/03\/11\/internet.citizenship.reut\/index.html\">applying for citizenship <\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><small>(Via Quiddity)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years back, an artist ticked off at the Swedish government created his own &#8220;nation&#8221; in southern Sweden, Ladonia. Even set up a web page. Lots of yuks. 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