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by HasntBeen on October 26th, 2009
Many people in the modern world believe that the prevailing theory of the cosmos in Columbus time was that the Earth was flat -- i.e. there's a widespread myth that educated people thought the Earth was flat. This isn't true. The Greeks knew the Earth was round, and that knowledge survived the Dark Ages and was well known in 1492.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_Flat_Earth
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Wow! Thanks for that nugget!
by Jadey - Vive la difference on October 26th, 2009