[["No, Columbus was not a pirate. He was an Italian explorer and trader funded by spain to find a trade route via the atlantic ocean to india and china. He accidentally discovered the Americas and this led to the destruction of native peoples that had lived there for at least 40,000 years.", 49.0], ["Some people would say he was, but others that he wasn't. Pirates were sanctioned by states, so he could very well have been a Spanish pirate", 22.0]]
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