ZDawg@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 days agoWhat is the most obscure fact you know?message-squaremessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down11
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the most obscure fact you know?ZDawg@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 days agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoThe origin of the name ‘Amerigo’ Vespucci is ‘Emmerich’ in German. So the namesake of a contintent is a very demure provincial city close to the German/Dutch border.
The origin of the name ‘Amerigo’ Vespucci is ‘Emmerich’ in German. So the namesake of a contintent is a very demure provincial city close to the German/Dutch border.