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Christopher Columbus's pear-shaped Earth. Confronted with evidence that contradicted his belief he had reached Asia, Columbus proposed the earth was pear-shaped, "with a prominence like a woman's nip… (lemmy.today)
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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but let’s be real, that man prolly did a lot of cocaine or similar when he wasn’t raping and pillaging.

[-] mkwt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Cocaine seems like it would be a new world crop. Meaning Columbus would have to find and develop a source of coca from South America first.

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

A piece of shit and an idiot! Can't say I'm surprised.

[-] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Better than flat earth theory

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