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9851430 No.9851430 [Reply] [Original]

What nation/generation was the smartest in history? Discounting Greeks. I want you to hit a specific 20-30 year time frame

>> No.9851754
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boomers

>> No.9851783

Read up on the Flynn Effect and you have your answer.

>> No.9851792

>>9851430
>Greeks
http://www.unz.com/akarlin/ancient-greeks-not-geniuses/

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>>9851430
What's the definition of "smart"?

>> No.9851838

>>9851430

>Aborigines
>Now, obviously

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>>9851430
In total: USA
Per capita: The Netherlands

>> No.9851844

>>9851783
>IQ
>Not science or math

>> No.9851850

>>9851839
Um, you should take a look at the populations of the netherlands and switzerland. The Swiss get 3x more per capita, they're king shit of turd mountain by a long shart, probably due to that neat eugenics thing they did in the 30's.