Did you Know? Columbus Didn't Actually Discover America
No, this European adventurer did not discover the continent of America. Columbus arrived 500 years late. In truth, it was the Norse adventurer Leif Erikson who first set foot on American soil in the 10th century. Erikson may have been the first European to discover America.
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