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Is there any evidence of objects (natural or man-made) from the Americas washing ashore in Europe or Africa, before Europeans became more widely aware of the existence of the 'New World'? And if so, how did people react to these objects?

by /u/choose_your_fighter in /r/AskHistorians

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