[unmole]

They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

[mrguyorama]

They laughed at Columbus and they were right! Columbus said "I think the earth is like half the size everyone else says it is and I'm going to sail around it" and everyone with reputable mathematicians said "Nope"

If America didn't exist, and Columbus was relying on his plan, they all would have starved to death roughly where the East Coast is

[unmole]

I don't like the Columbus reference either. I was merely quoting Carl Sagan.