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Originally Posted by aka123
Indians were muslims? I mean the not Indian Indians. 
From West, it was the vikings who discovered the America first. So Norwegian, Danish and Swedish folks. |
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The Vinland map's historical origin lay in the first known settlement of modern America by outsiders, by the Viking Leif Eriksson in the early 11th century. It is described in the sagas, and archaeological remains survive at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. Since Columbus is thought to have sailed with Bristolians to Iceland and cited "the lands the Bristol captains know" in support of his own expedition, Bristol's claim to the first "discovery" of America since the Vikings remains strong.
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Simon Jenkins: Of course the Chinese didn't discover America. | World news | The Guardian
I'm sure more reliable scientific sources can be found though, to verify this.