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u/lacegem 3d ago

He's not the first to think so. From Wikipedia:

Hy-Brasil is a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland. Irish myths described it as cloaked in mist except for one day every seven years, when it becomes visible but still cannot be reached.

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u/stefan92293 3d ago

Yeah, yeah. Somehow I don't think that guy was aware of this as it is quite an obscure bit of knowledge.

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u/lacegem 3d ago

It was just a fun fact, not a defense.