Whether it's fire walking or knowing that the Earth is round, everyone seems to dig counterintuitive thinking.

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We understand this is something that has never been done but in 1492 Christopher Columbus went out into the sea and everybody told him he was going to fall off the end of the world but with his risk and passion we now know the earth is round and without his will and guts we would not be where we are today.

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Is the earth round?

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