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Did Christopher Columbus really think he landed in India? Popular knowledge says so because he referred to the natives as "Indians". But the Spanish pronunciation of "indigen" sounds like "indi-hen", which is awfully damn close "Indian".
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Did Christopher Columbus really think he landed in India? Popular knowledge says so because he referred to the natives as "Indians". But the Spanish pronunciation of "indigen" sounds like "indi-hen", which is awfully damn close "Indian".
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