ZDawg@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhat is the most obscure fact you know?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down11
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the most obscure fact you know?ZDawg@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours 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.