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also he found no spices. But he found lots of gold I think.
throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.
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The "original" American, Amerigo, did!
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Pretty sure he was the last in a long line of peoples that discovered the Americas... The Vikings and the Chinese amongst many and, of course, the native Indians who crossed the Bering Straits many thousands of years ago.
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Did any of them speak Italian?
Oh, you forgot the Templars who went to bury tresures on Oak Island ... or was that after?
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Lopatir wrote: Did any of them speak Italian? Most of them did.
Lopatir wrote: Oh, you forgot the Templars who went to bury tresures on Oak Island ... or was that after? Who can forget the Templars and Oak Island?
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Preferred the Beatles
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Quote: Amsterdam was the world financial center and the Dutch fleet the greatest in the world. Not what I was taught!
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Ashamed eh, just like English history books don't like to mention defeats by the Dutch
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Quote: one of the most humiliating defeats in British military history Ha
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There has to be one...
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Don't be sad, you're American aren't you ?
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Made in the USA, raised in the UK. Meh, long story... I have a NW London accent.
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I read a very interesting book on the battle of Medway[^] that was written by an English historian.
The most interesting part was when he listed all the things that had to be done badly by the English for the raid to succeed. Apparently the dutch had good spies.
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It took some time, but the life and times of admiral Michiel de Ruyter are now on film in the epic movie "Michiel de Ruyter", I also found Charles Dance in the role of Charles II very enjoyable. [IMDB]
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TL:DW;
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Not nearly as good, but short:
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Thanks. I have to say, though, what does it matter that he was Jewish or not Italian?
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It says a lot about the importance of Jews of the time, and how much Europeans owe the Jews. I am not Jewish, but they did provide important services, including map making (which is apparently what Christopher Columbus, or Colom, was).
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Clifford Nelson wrote: It says a lot about the importance of Jews of the time, and how much Europeans owe the Jews Can't argue with that!
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Oh you are a wag. Except I know you mean that.
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