11 Historical Milestones Reached Since We Discovered The Earth Is Round Since B.o.B. Thinks It's Flat

By Colby Itkoff on January 30, 2016

Famed rapper B.o.B. recently took to Twitter to express his opinion on something we all know to be fact; he firmly believes that the earth is flat, and anything refuting that is a conspiracy.

No, seriously.

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He then proceeded to provide “evidence” that his claim was accurate.

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The Atlanta-based rapper also decided to call out NASA for accidentally not including stars in the so-called fabricated images of a spherical Earth.

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Then, as many of his followers began to question his theory and sanity (some implying the rapper was under the influence), B.o.B. defended himself against those involved with the conspiracy. He even managed to bring “cloning centers” into the mix.

Image courtesy of twitter.com/bobatl

Image courtesy of twitter.com/bobatl

This seemingly out-of-nowhere Twitter rant garnered the attention of many, including famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Tyson quickly and effectively shut B.o.B.’s claims down, via Twitter and a bonafide diss track.

For those who don’t know, Eratosthenes of Cyrene discovered that the earth is indeed round about 2,000 years ago.

So, in honor of B.o.B.’s lack of knowledge of scientific and human history, here is a compiled list of some of the major milestones that have occurred since humankind discovered the earth was round.

1. Two of the most monumental figures in history, Cleopatra and Jesus Christ, are born (and die) (c. 100BC-30AD)

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2. Paper is invented (c. 105AD)

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3. The first fork was used (c. 1105AD)

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4. The Black Plague kills half of the human population (c. 1300s AD)

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5. The printing press is invented (1457 AD)

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6. Pope Clement VIII declares that drinking coffee is acceptable, which was previously known as a drink for heathens (c. 1635 AD)

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7. Shoestrings become popularized (c. 1790 AD)

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8. The first edible chocolate bar is created (1847 AD)

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9. Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone (1876 AD)

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10. Sliced bread is introduced (1912 AD)

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11. Twitter hits the Internet, so folks like B.o.B. can spread their ignorance like wildfire (2006 AD)

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