Reddit post on Cape Horn losses and HMS Bounty draws thousands of upvotes
A post circulating on Reddit’s r/Damnthatsinteresting states that more than 800 ships and 10,000 sailors were lost trying to sail around Cape Horn, and that in 1788 HMS Bounty, after trying for a month, turned away and sailed the other way to Tahiti. An original video is attached
A post circulating on Reddit’s r/Damnthatsinteresting states that more than 800 ships and 10,000 sailors were lost trying to sail around Cape Horn,…
After roughly 6.9 hours the thread had about 2,468 upvotes and 181 comments.
Short historical claims paired with video often move quickly on that subreddit, where users share striking facts without independent verification in…
A post circulating on Reddit’s r/Damnthatsinteresting states that more than 800 ships and 10,000 sailors were lost trying to sail around Cape Horn, and that in 1788 HMS Bounty, after trying for a month, turned away and sailed the other way to Tahiti. An original video is attached and is traveling with that caption.
After roughly 6.9 hours the thread had about 2,468 upvotes and 181 comments.
Short historical claims paired with video often move quickly on that subreddit, where users share striking facts without independent verification in the post itself.