if you’re British, maps.nls.uk is fascinating for seeing places evolve over time

I mean immediately sure but in reality he was just an early al-qaeda prototype trying to spread his religion by blowing people up

Bass fishing, golf, hiking, plane/trainspotting, conventions (without cosplay), all invented because “meeting up for a chat” and “talking to strangers” aren’t “cool” enough but secretly want to

In Portuguese (as spoken in Portugal, Brazil, USA, Japan, Ghana, wherever) they’re an americano/a but in English (as spoken in USA, UK, Brazil, Portugal, Nepal, wherever) they’re South American but not American because it’s a linguistic difference rather than a geographical/cultural one

Because they’re the only country with America in their name whereas United States is shared by Mexico

Also in English there’s a distinction between North and South America, with the supercontinent being referred to as “The Americas”, so America isn’t really ambiguous, they’re also geologically and environmentally distinct enough that “The Americas” isn’t used so much and “New World” is often more relevant to include Australia as another somewhat culturally similar sparsely populated former colonial area.