The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-12-11 23:28:58.

Original Title: TIL that during James Cook’s first Pacific voyage, the crew brought a Polynesian navigator on board. He produced a chart of 130 islands he knew across a 2,000 mile radius, including 74 of their names and many of their distances, sizes, chiefs, and foods they produced.