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Read more: https://library.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/dampier/dampier.html
TIL William Dampier was a pirate-scientist who studied botany, zoology, and the ocean. He circumnavigated the world 3 times, landed in Australia eight decades before Captain Cook, and influenced Darwin’s thinking on the mutation of species. He was also probably the first European to smoke marijuana.
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What a badass.
The hyphen is very disappointing. I wanted to read about a pirate scientist.
Pirate/scientist is the best career move possible
Haven’t they found weed in ancient caves in Europe?
There’s no way this guy was the first.
I didn’t know pirate-scientist was a thing. Damnit. Really disappointed in my parents, guidance counselors, et. al.