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		avgcorrection on Oct 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ... Come to think of it: none of Buddha’s followers even wrote about him or Buddhism itself until several centuries after his death. Meaningless.

chestertn on Oct 20, 2021 [–]

Yes, but they continued the Buddhism tradition (orally). The Vikings did not continue commercing and tell other people... hey! there are humans in this place! its a new continent!

MichaelMcG on Oct 20, 2021 | [–]

"Meh--same climate, different continent. We'll stick to raiding the shorter commute South, they have stuff worth taking."

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