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Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ (lemmy.nz)
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[โ€“] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The only reason Columbus discovered the Americas was because he used bad calculations. Everyone else knew that India was too far away for circumnavigation. He was lucky that there was an undiscovered continent on the way.

[โ€“] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 9 months ago

Two continents connected by a land bridge that would be impossible to miss!