The Republic That Existed by Accident for 385 Years
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Discover the incredible story of a republic that existed by accident for 385 years. Learn how a border dispute and a pope's need for money created a unique country that thrived on smuggling and tobacco. Chapters: 00:00 A country made by mistake 00:12 Three questions 00:24 A pope needs money 00:36 Land as currency 00:48 Borders written in words 01:00 There were two of them 01:12 Both were satisfied 01:24 What was in the gap 01:36 They declared independence 01:48 They built nothing 02:00 Three words on a wall 02:12 Government in a church 02:24 Neither could afford to ask 02:36 A hole in the map 02:48 Then tobacco arrived 03:00 Everyone else restricted it 03:12 So they grew it 03:24 The same leaf, no state 03:36 The smuggling capital 03:48 And everything else 04:00 Nobody could deal with it 04:12 How we know 04:24 Documented by its enemies 04:36 The absence started to cost 04:48 They negotiated 05:00 A coin and a licence 05:12 They took it 05:24 The tobacco stayed 05:36 You can go there 05:48 The mistake lasted five minutes 06:00 Not the worst record
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