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Did Columbus Discover America?
Columbus is credited with discovering America, but millions of people already lived there, Vikings arrived 500 years earlier, and Columbus himself never set foot on the continental United States. Here is what actually happened.
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Did Vikings Wear Horned Helmets?
Almost certainly not. Archaeologists have found virtually no evidence that Viking warriors wore horned helmets in battle. The iconic image was largely invented in the 19th century by Romantic artists and opera costume designers. Real Viking helmets looked completely different.
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