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The Roman Empire walked to the left, actually. Legions marched on the left. As most people are right-handed, they would carry shields on the left and reduce the surprise of an ambush.
Also, in medieval England, castle staircases rotated clockwise, upwards, so if you're defending you have the advantage of striking from above without throwing your weight the wrong way. Knights also rode on the left of the road, so they could swing with their sword at incoming assailants. (way cooler explanation, right?)
Also, many (currently right-hand traffic) countries adopted left-hand traffic before the standardisation. The Austro-Hungarian empire had LHT, as did Norway, Sweden, all of the British Isles, all of the overseas empires (British and Portuguese, for example).
Train traffic is also predominantly (worldwide) left-handed.

too soon?

clearly one is superior! ... but which?

not just the US. They steer funding towards STEM everywhere, because right now, having the greatest sculptor in the world, or the greatest painter is not as interesting as having the greatest patent

this is probably one of the best comments I've seen on FS.

*clank*.... *hiss*... *boom*

We English are too polite to do that.

good movie, funny , sad and insightful... gives you some perspective on life.

they are actually big fucking wasps that hunt tarantulas. So I'm guessing SyFy channel will make a movie about it sometime.

to be honest, Iranians in general are a wonderful people, open-minded towards the West (more so than many other Muslim countries), but a handful of powermongers keep everything in check.

Have to agree. It's like it's going to extreme lengths to shove politics in your face (or up your ass) and not getting down to the business of advancing story arcs. I think the Wachowskis knew it was going to be cancelled and made a point of just waving the rainbow flag all the way.