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[–] ardvarcus 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I remember learning about Greenland in around the second or third grade, and the teacher emphasized the point that it was called "Greenland" because Erik the Red, who discovered it, wanted to market it to other Vikings so that they would go there to settle. Even as a young child, this didn't quite ring true to me. Were the Vikings really that stupid? Well, as it turns out, no, they were not. Greenland was called "Greenland" because it was green when the Vikings discovered it -- it was covered in green grass.