#60 - Mini-Myth: Magellan Didn’t Circumnavigate the Globe
Oct 15, 2015 ·
2m 3s
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He may have had a GPS system named after him, but Ferdinand Magellan wouldn’t have needed it during his trip around the globe back in the early 1500s. He only...
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He may have had a GPS system named after him, but Ferdinand Magellan wouldn’t have needed it during his trip around the globe back in the early 1500s. He only made it halfway, dying in the Phillipines at the hands of natives who got sick of him asking for directions. But since it was his ship that eventually got back to Europe, he gets the credit. Oh well, Buzzkillers. Who cares about the details anyway?
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| Author | Dr. Joseph Coohill |
| Organization | Joe Coohill |
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