Funology - The Science of Having Fun!: Earth was a bowl

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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Earth was a bowl - Hindus

The Hindus of India once believed that the Earth was a huge bowl (to keep the oceans from falling off) held up by giant elephants standing on long pillars. No one back then ever thought to ask what the pillars were standing on!