Actually not entirely true, they were examples of a land swindle. The discoverer of Greenland wanted people to
colonize the land so he named it euphemistically.


Bob W wrote:

Hi,



My understanding is that Iceland is about the most inaptly named
country in the world.
Greenland is perhaps a bit less aptly named....



they are both evidence of climate change since they were named.





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I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
--P.J. O'Rourke





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