10 Fascinating Facts About Christopher Columbus

The elementary school lyrics were the first exposure most students had to the Italian explorer. The line would prove to be some of the only truth told to students about Christopher Columbus and the nature of his explorations into the New World. Was he out to prove that the world wasn’t flat? Was he, in fact, the first man to discover the New World? And how exactly does one discover a place that has millions of inhabitants? Sit back and let the TopTenz team give you the 10 facts about Christopher Columbus that you may not know… →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Perverts Who Changed the World For the Better https://youtu.be/FkBmAOwkVIE?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKUFXyekxgY1xuFObYL-Icg Top 10 Famous Liars Throughout History https://youtu.be/q8xlRaLFTrc?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKUFXyekxgY1xuFObYL-Icg Text version: https://ift.tt/2r55fVd Coming up: 10. Did He Care if the Earth was Flat? 9. He Struggled Finding Funding for his Voyage 8. He Wrecked his Ship 7. He Returned to Spain in Shackles 6. An Eclipse was his Savior 5. First to Discover New World? 4. His Adventures After Death 3. Columbus was a Slave Trader 2. Columbus was Very Religious 1. Columbus Brought Syphilis to the New World Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/2GLdJZ0 https://ift.tt/2e7wCIB https://ift.tt/2H2LKSd https://ift.tt/1G9Dwot https://ift.tt/1G9Dwot https://ift.tt/2H3Cyx4 https://ift.tt/1rzRXea https://ift.tt/1v3mIY4 https://ift.tt/2EeFeou https://ift.tt/2GQP31r https://ift.tt/2kqdZ22 https://ift.tt/2jZWCcb https://ift.tt/2xyzNiB https://ift.tt/2H3CCgi https://ift.tt/1LMoAOa https://ift.tt/2H58pNE https://ift.tt/2Eek5uq https://ift.tt/2GQP7yd https://ift.tt/2IjpQcI https://ift.tt/2H4H4vj https://ift.tt/2EeFjsi https://ift.tt/2H5wdBk https://ift.tt/2IjpRxi https://ift.tt/2H39zJG https://ift.tt/2Eekaye