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The Earth is indeed round. It only seems flat because of its vast size compared to a human being. If you look out to sea on a clear day - its possible to see the curve of the earth in the distance. Early explorers (not knowing any different) actually believed it was possible to fall off the edge of the earth. They thought the distant horizon line where the sky meets the land, was the edge of the Earth.

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