"I drive from Florida to California all the time, and it's flat to me," he declared. Shaquille O'Neal, the American former professional basketball player and rapper, declared himself one of the gang in March. Last month, the former England cricketer, Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, declared himself a Flat-Earth enthusiast. Thanks to the internet, their numbers have grown to a size unparalleled since the Spanish Inquisition and, inevitably, celebrities are flocking to join. The Flat-Earthers - a derogatory term used to denote people who are out of touch with the realities of modern life - are back on the march. So how is it that a growing number of people are starting to reject as baloney the fact that our planet is a sphere? The Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus delivered solid mathematical proof in 1543, reports The Daily Mail.Īnd we've seen it for ourselves in numerous breath-taking images of Earth relayed from space.
The Ancient Greeks first discovered this fact in at least 200BC, if not 300 years earlier. Photo / Getty Images.Īmong all the scientific questions that have fascinated Man over the centuries, surely there is one that is beyond debate. Thanks to the internet, The Flat Earth Society's numbers have grown to a size unparalleled since the Spanish Inquisition.
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