[xrp]

It doesn't matter. The Vikings discovered, landed and settled in North America long before 1421.

There's also evidence that Hebrews from a couple of thousand years ago (or more) landed and explored the Americas. The Egyptians, too. If the Chinese finally made it to the Americas in 1421, then it was about damn time.

[Jeff Chandler]

There's also evidence that Hebrews from a couple of thousand years ago (or more) landed and explored the Americas. The Egyptians, too.

The Egyptians had ships which were more than capable, better, in fact, than those available to Columbus. They also had astronomical knowledge which would have aided in navigation, and some believe they had a form of reverse osmosis to obtain fresh water from the sea. But the Hebrews? What evidence is there that they even had the technology for such a feat?

[beaver fever]

"There's also evidence that Hebrews from a couple of thousand years ago (or more) landed and explored the Americas."

I guess that's why Mel Brooks' Indian Chief in Blazing Saddles spoke Yiddish.