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by XorNot 1099 days ago
The British government has completed repayments on historically held debt which dates back to the 18th century[1] as recently as 2015 (they were related to the South Sea Bubble).

That's a 162 contiguous years of financial records.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/repayment-of-26-billion-h...