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Which one is better?
Better at what?
Magellan found what he was looking for.
Sorry – it was more of a test question….whether it had legs or not was unclear. Better navigator? Better man? Better father to his children? The question was open. I did it because I was trying to find out how to embed live tweets into a PowerPoint presentation, and the posts here get tweeted automatically, and i needed an uncommon word the subject line (like Magellan). Later, I realized that – duh – I could simply test it out by posting a message directly into Twitter. Sorry…I probably should have deleted this thread, but figured what the heck.
By the way, I like Ski's answer. Straight and to the point.
Magellan found what he was looking for.
So how come we celebrate Columbus Day instead of Magellan Day?
Maybe they celebrate in Portugal?
Because All Saint's Day is already taken
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