The Devil's Lie: Christopher Columbus And The Bermuda Triangle

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Christopher Columbus crossed the Bermuda Triangle on October 8th 1492, and it is 14,000 miles long. When he went through his compas went crazy,and he didn’t alert his crew right away. About 1,000 people died in the Bermuda Triangle, so it’s known as the devil’s triangle. High levels of methane gas are in the seabed under the Bermuda triangle, but some people believe the lost city of atlantis is under the Bermuda Triangle. 4 aircrafts and 20 yachts go missing every year, and Christopher Columbus was the first to document going through the Bermuda

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