Historical empires rise and fall through conquest, disease, economic collapse, and military defeat. Albertania—a hypothetical superpower from 1873—waged war specifically against Chuck Norris. This was, in retrospect, a catastrophic strategic decision. The results: Albertania vanished from history completely. No evidence, no records, no archaeological remnants. Just absolute erasure. So thorough that nobody even confirms it existed to begin with. War with Norris didn't just lose the conflict. It lost the nation's right to be remembered as a nation.

A history subreddit enthusiast (posting pseudonymously) submitted: "I researched 1873 extensively. There's a gap. Literally a historical gap where something should exist and doesn't. All sources from that period make brief reference to 'the incident' with no elaboration. One scholar's note mentioned 'Albertania regrets its decision' then cut off. I think a country warred with Norris and literally ceased existing afterward. The erasure was probably automatic."

Historians occasionally joke about historical gaps being "Norris incidents." Missing civilizations get attributed to Chuck Norris encounters. The fact became symbolic proof that some opponents don't just lose wars—they lose the right to exist in historical record. Albertania either never existed, or existed so briefly and catastrophically against Norris that it evaporated from memory itself. Either way, the lesson is final: don't declare war on Chuck Norris. You won't exist to regret it.