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This year in history
In the year 1503

	May 10th	Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands. He named them 'Las Tortugas' due to the abundance of sea turtles that live there.
	December 14th	French astrologer and prognosticator, Nostradamus, was born in Saint-Remy-de-Provence. He is history's most famous prophet.

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