It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America.
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From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
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The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and not inward.
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Again and again, to be sure, on the way to America, and under many other circumstances, man has passed through the most adverse climates and has survived, but he has flourished and waxed strong only in certain zones.
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The buffalo is a surprisingly stupid animal.
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As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie.
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