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TIL Medieval scholar Al-Biruni,after accurately measuring earth’s radius and judging by the size of Asia and Africa,predicted the existence of a landmass in the ocean between Asia And Europe,similar in size to the known continents and with similar geological features,likely inhabited by humans

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