Sorry – I know it’s just a joke, but can’t let it slide; Cristof Columbo, Admiral of the Ocean Seas, thief, murderer, rapist, and the most prolific individual slave trder in recorded history, did not “figure out the world was round”. By that time, pretty much everyone knew that, as well as having a fair idea what size it is.
And for record, Isabella did not pawn her jewels to fund the trip.
Sorry – I know it’s just a joke, but can’t let it slide; Cristof Columbo, Admiral of the Ocean Seas, thief, murderer, rapist, and the most prolific individual slave trder in recorded history, did not “figure out the world was round”. By that time, pretty much everyone knew that, as well as having a fair idea what size it is.
And for record, Isabella did not pawn her jewels to fund the trip.