2 Comments TIL Mark Twain was one of the first American writers to document native islanders surfing in Polynesia. In his 1872 travelogue, “Roughing It”, Twain describes watching it, and even attempts it himself. But only once. by whatilearned September 4, 2022, 4:22 am 5 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL that a single group of Native Americans rafted/sailed over to Polynesia around 1200 ad by whatilearned January 11, 2022, 8:08 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL In French Polynesia, there are two islands separated by a bridge called Huahine Nui and Huahine Iti. This roughly translates to “Big Vagina” and “Little Vagina”. by whatilearned June 13, 2021, 4:54 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote