Erik The Red

When you hear the word, Viking, you can't help but think of jacked dudes with beards posting up on boats. And that's tight. After chilling in that headspace for a bit, you might then think... didn't Vikings beat Christopher Columbus to the New World? They for sure did, but not until this dude Erik The Red made a colorful discovery of his own.  Sources: Wikipedia.org, ‘The Intellectual Devotional’ by David S. Kidder & Noah D. Oppenheim 2010 TID Volumes, LLC, Realmofhhistory.com, Britannica.com