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Myth 8: Christopher Columbus Discovered America 谣言8：美洲大陆是哥伦布发现的 The Columbus discovered America myth doesnt seem to be dying off. For starters, Native Americans occupied the territory for centuries before his arrival. But the Scandinavians were also here previously: their Vikings were known to have landed 500 years before Columbus did, yet Columbus gets the credit as the man who discovered America during his Spanish Empire-financed voyage in search of gold. 这是个经久不衰的传言。从头追溯的话，印第安土著在哥伦布登陆的前几百年就已经占领了这块领土了。斯坎蒂纳维亚人也不例外：维京海盗们先于哥伦布500年登陆了这块土地。但最终还是由西班牙皇室资助的寻金之旅让哥伦布发现新大陆的事迹永垂史册。 Myth 9: The Statue of Liberty Is An Ode to American Greatness 谣言9：自由女神像是对伟大美国的歌颂 Based on the broken shackles at its feet and the politics of its creator, it comes as little surprise that rumors have built up that the Statue of Liberty is a tribute to the end of slavery. Frederic Bartholdis statue has given the National Office of Parks and Recreations second thoughts in the past couple of years, and the department has conducted a thorough investigation. 基于女神脚上破裂的镣铐和原创造者的政治背景，那个关于自由女神像的建造是为了庆祝奴隶制的终止的传言不会让人产生丝毫怀疑。不过，巴托尔迪的这个作品，在过去的几十年中，促使美国公园娱乐协会好好地思考了番，并展开了一系列的深度调查。 | 
