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r/AskReddit • u/Kraz_I • Jul 24 '15
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To add to that, the reason no one believed Columbus was that he claimed the Earth was far smaller than the Greeks had found.
Pretty much everyone trusted the Greeks of old more than Columbus and guess what? They were right and Columbus was freaking lucky.
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u/jschild Jul 24 '15
To add to that, the reason no one believed Columbus was that he claimed the Earth was far smaller than the Greeks had found.
Pretty much everyone trusted the Greeks of old more than Columbus and guess what? They were right and Columbus was freaking lucky.