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    The Americas (north and south) were named after an ambitious liar and falsifier. Who is this person? **BONUS** Why were the Americas named after this person? Answer correctly and win a prize!! Answer incorrectly and prove what a fool you really are!! Happy Trails -Mark


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      The Americas (north and south) were named after an ambitious liar and falsifier. Who is this person? **BONUS** Why were the Americas named after this person? Answer correctly and win a prize!! Answer incorrectly and prove what a fool you really are!! Happy Trails -Mark


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      Amerigo Vespucci the rest you can find by the friend named goo


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        The Americas (north and south) were named after an ambitious liar and falsifier. Who is this person? **BONUS** Why were the Americas named after this person? Answer correctly and win a prize!! Answer incorrectly and prove what a fool you really are!! Happy Trails -Mark


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        Maybe Columbus was still busy calling it India. OTOH Map Making was a prestigous business back then, so it might have been the spleen (or the purse) of one prominent mapmaker.


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          Maybe Columbus was still busy calling it India. OTOH Map Making was a prestigous business back then, so it might have been the spleen (or the purse) of one prominent mapmaker.


          we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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          CORRECT!!

          You're the next contestant on the Price is Right!!! About the map making: That is about right, basically Vespucci went to 'America', came back to Europe, and went to Germany to have a map made. The map maker ended up giving Amerigo Vespucci too much credit. Colombus died just 5 years latter before the error could be corrected and 'America' gained acceptance in Europe. -Mark


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