Follow On: Dogs are often able to develop a disease known as canine oral papilloma, also known as oral warts. Papillomas are small tumors that are caused by a virus, but they are almost always benign. In puppies, the oral papilloma virus shows up as small patches of what look like cauliflower.
The word earth is from the Old English eorthe, and derived from Proto-Germanic ertho. It is also related to the Old Saxon ertha, the Dutch aerde, and the German erda. The word earth is from the Old English eorthe, and derived from Proto-Germanic ertho.
Today it is well known that the Earth is a sphere, or very close to one (its equator bulges out a bit because of the Earth's rotation). When Christopher Columbus proposed to reach India by sailing west from Spain, he too knew that the Earth was round. India was the source of precious spices and other rare goods, but reaching it by sailing east was difficult, because Africa blocked the way.