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“Italy, cradle of Western
Fri, Feb 01 2013 at 11:18 AM
“Italy, cradle of Western civilization, woke up today to the fact that it has never actually been discovered,” the New York Times reported at the time. “The situation, however, was remedied at 11:00 in the morning when the chief of the Indian Chippewa tribe, Adam Nordwall, stepped off an Alitalia jumbo jet and claimed it for the Indian people. The intrepid explorer, in full Indian dress, stood on the tarmac of Fiumicino Airport and took possession of Italy ‘by right of discovery.’”
Every one knows that
Fri, Feb 01 2013 at 11:16 AM
Every one knows that "Americas" were not "discovered" by Europeans because there were people already in the "Americas" when they sailed.
If you have not seen the
Fri, Feb 01 2013 at 11:13 AM
If you have not seen the video of the gorillas watching a caterpillar crawl along their enclosure, find it.
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