Half the show is cutaway gags that have nothing to do with anything, and honestly that's the appeal.
Fun fact: Seth MacFarlane missed American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001, after oversleeping from a hangover.
Tiny little country on the edge of Europe that somehow ended up owning half the world for a bit.
Fun fact: Portugal's borders have been essentially unchanged since 1249, making it Europe's oldest nation-state.