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===Columbus sets out to discover America===

===Columbus sets out to discover America===

#When Christopher [[Columbus]] sailed the ocean blue, what he was really doing was looking for a sea route to Asia. It didn't turn out quite the way he expected; he made landfall on the island of Hispanola.  A related myth is that Columbus discovered or proved that the Earth was round. Unlike many others, these myths are widely known to be false.

When Christopher [[Columbus]] sailed the ocean blue, what he was really doing was looking for a sea route to Asia. It didn't turn out quite the way he expected; he made landfall on the island of Hispanola.  A related myth is that Columbus discovered or proved that the Earth was round. Unlike many others, these myths are widely known to be false.

===A pox on you!===

===A pox on you!===

#There are widespread rumours that Europeans deliberately spread smallpox among the American Indians. In fact, smallpox was endemic amongst Europeans, and they introduced it to the Americas unintentionally and without knowing the devastating effects it would have on the local population.   

There are widespread rumours that Europeans deliberately spread smallpox among the American Indians. In fact, smallpox was endemic amongst Europeans, and they introduced it to the Americas unintentionally and without knowing the devastating effects it would have on the local population.   

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