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252: When We Were Young

Good Job, Brain!

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The Legend of Ponce De Leon

There is no evidence whatsoever that Ponce de Leon was interested in a fountain of youth. He did have a royal charter to go discover this land called Benini or Benini, which eventually became modern day Bimini. But what happened over the years is writers, successive writers, fell into this common pattern. Some people think he was looking for the fountain of youth but I certainly don't think that.

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