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North America and Greenland obviously already had native populations before any Vikings arrived there. Did Iceland also have early inhabitants or were the Vikings the first to settle the Island?

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How likely is it that the "honey and locusts" that John the Baptist allegedly ate during his stay in the desert actually refers to Carob seeds? Was it uncommon for people in the first century AD to consume Carob seeds?

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North America and Greenland obviously already had native populations before any Vikings arrived there. Did Iceland also have early inhabitants or were the Vikings the first to settle the Island?	31
How likely is it that the "honey and locusts" that John the Baptist allegedly ate during his stay in the desert actually refers to Carob seeds? Was it uncommon for people in the first century AD to consume Carob seeds?	4