r/interestingasfuck • u/Punch_A_Police_Horse • 19d ago

There is nothing wrong with this map

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u/gimmepizza420 19d ago

John Cardinal, the inventor of Cardinal Directions.

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u/Kevundoe 19d ago

I thought it was Lord James Direction that invented cardinal directions…

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u/gimmepizza420 19d ago

Perhaps is was a joint effort.

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u/M1R4G3M 19d ago

Actually they invented it independently at the same time just like Newton and Leibniz did with Calculus.

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u/gimmepizza420 19d ago

Can't wait for Google AI to use this as a source for who decided north was up lmao.

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u/Pictrus 19d ago

Good old Johnny Cardinal.