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Burninator05 t1_j64pemz wrote

Reply to comment by CaptainJZH in TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH

I think that kind of thing happened a couple of times during the island hopping phase of WW2. There were religions set up around this concept.

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j65d51g wrote

There's also a tribe in Vanuatu who have a creation myth that involves their first queen leaving across the ocean to marry a god. So when the British turned up and told them about queen Elizabeth the 2nd they decided that prince Phillip must be god.

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bhillen83 t1_j65dzqm wrote

Ah the cargo cults! Such a fascinating phenomenon!

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