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History Schmistory: January 18. Alo-hoy!

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 by teammarcopolo in Geography, History, History Schmistory, Learn!

1778: Famed explorer Captain James Cook serendipitously stumbles upon the “Sandwich Islands” (Hawaii.) On his second visit in 1779, he is killed by natives for sending back his pastrami on rye. Ironically during his time on the Islands Cook witnessed men being just that, cooked!

John Webber [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons