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Why Did Polynesians Suddenly Sail Across the Pacific After 1,700 Years? Scientists May Have Found the Answer


The real history behind Moana may be tied to a devastating drought that pushed Polynesian voyagers toward wetter islands and helped reshape human settlement across the Pacific.

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