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People though that they would fall off the edge of the world if they sailed too far out. They did not know that the world was a sphere. They thought it was flat.

A: Actually, everyone knew the world was round. You really should take a proper history class. They thought they couldn't do it because it was too far. that they couldn't pack enough supplies.

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