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The year 2000 as envisioned in the year 1910. Strange Science: Sea Monsters. Contrary to popular belief, the sailors of Columbus's day did not think they would sail right off the edge of the earth.

Strange Science: Sea Monsters

They were, however, apprehensive about what they would find in their travels. Mistakes about marine life have ranged from inaccurate assumptions about the behavior of known species to fanciful depictions of animals that "might" exist. Most Recent Additions Apr-14-2014 Feb-05-2014. List of legendary creatures. Grimoire. While the term grimoire is originally European and many Europeans throughout history, particularly ceremonial magicians and cunning folk, have made use of grimoires, the historian Owen Davies noted that similar books can be found all across the world, ranging from Jamaica to Sumatra,[3] and he also noted that the first grimoires could be found not in Europe but in the Ancient Near East.[4] Etymology[edit] History[edit] Ancient period[edit] "Many of those [in Ephesus] who believed [in Christianity] now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.