Sort of OT:
During the Potato Famine of Ireland in the 1840s and 50s, England had placed a blockade on the island of Ireland and refused to let aid come in (many historians now consider it to be an act of genocide). It was a actually a Turkish Sultan that sent food aid to Ireland as they ignored the British blockade… almost led to a war between the Ottoman Empire and England.
I don’t know… I thought some people might find that interesting.
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