On Dec. 30, 1930, the first-ever photo of the Earth’s curvature was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Albert William Stevens, who was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and an aerial photographer.

This photo is one Williams took over South Dakota in 1936 during a record-breaking balloon flight, which also shows Earth’s curvature.

(Image credit: National Geographic/Albert William Stevens 1930)

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    22 hours ago

    joke and sarcasm is unfortunately lost on dumbasses who can’t read more than 4 words of headline 🤷‍♂️

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        21 hours ago

        well that’s the right burn, now you got me. because everyone knows there are no words in youtube videos, especially in song texts. 🤦‍♂️

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            21 hours ago

            the fact you probably truly believe you are delivering some burn is the sad part here.

            as per your request, let me read the video to you (if you have trouble reading, you can always listen to itm but it still requires turning on your brain):

            columbus saw the ocean
            he sailed far and wide
            just to get a cup of spices
            from the other side
            he knew he would die for sure
            if he should reach the edge
            but that’s okay cause long before
            he’d starve to death instead

            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat

            earth’s an oblate spheroid
            revolving around the sun
            spinning on its axis
            which is tilted just for fun
            that explains the seasons there
            and the changing length of day
            but here’s an inconvinient truth
            you can’t explain that way

            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat

            trump won re-election
            he won it by a mile
            only to protect us
            from the socialist pedophiles
            but biden wants the mail and ballots
            counted and at what cost
            he is so out of touch
            he can’t admit when he has lost

            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat

            endless interventions
            never-ending war
            all to please the oligarchs
            and economic horse
            but lower taxes on the rich
            and do it really quick
            my ship is coming in soon
            and i don’t want to pay for it

            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat
            the world is flat