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over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire
No, the tea was dumped into the Boston harbor, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is really big, and so the tea would have spread out and dissipated by then
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I think the theory was global warming because the weather suddenly changed
Most islands have a hot and humid climate, and the rainfall exceeds 2 meters per year(equivalent to Brazilian rainforest). Islands in Oceania also experience strong wind from the east.