It would be more correct to ask..."Who dreamed of boomerangs?" The answer is lost to antiquity as they along with spear throwers have been used since the... more

He explored the Northeast region of the New World and was trying to find a legendary waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans called the... more

Leif Eriksson, who was the first European known to have reached the Americas (there may have been Europeans there much earlier, but it isn't sure) arrrived... more

Utica was an ancient city in North Africa. It was founded around 1000 BC and was a town of some importance until it was repeatedly invaded between the... more

It's probably too late now, but just in case this is an ongoing project, and also because it's such a fascinating subject, here is a link to several articles... more

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Columbus didn't want to discover America. He was an explorer and wanted to discover new lands and areas. He discovered America by chance. more

It is 24,902 miles around the equator on Earth. Obviously with the equator running through land masses, he would have had to sail around these so that... more

In relation to a year afterward the Cabot’s set away taking place a second voyage to the west. They arrived at the ominous precipices of Labrador on... more

John Cabot finds out the continent of North America at the occasion so as to Columbus place absent happened his primary journey crossways. The Atlantic... more

That twilight Columbus begs his team to stay a pointed guard, and he assures a velvet wool to the single who be supposed to primary observe ground. Every... more

The Pacific ocean got its name by an explorer named Ferdinand Magellan, who was one of those many of sailors who were striving to find a more convenient... more

Initially it was not known that the Pacific ocean is much greater in size as compared to the Atlantic ocean. After its discovery by Ferdinand Magellan... more

When Christopher Columbus and his sailing counterparts reached North America, they were under the impression that they had reached Asia and the island... more

Christopher Columbus was an Italian by origin and like many other Europeans, he was also keen to explore Asia. For this he had devised a plan nevertheless... more

The Gibson Split Headstock Explorer is a custom made guitar which was first developed around 1960s. The head of the guitar is split in a V shape... more

Histoplasmosis is a tuberculosis-like lung disease caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Archaeologists, geologists and cavers... more

Explorers have long used rivers as guides. Travelling the Amazon and its 200 tributaries, explorers penetrated the Amazon basin. And until now these waters... more

Some of the most well-known explorers from England are James Cook, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, Henry Hudson and Vivian Fuchs. Captain James Cook was... more