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I think it's just catchy and a little nerdy. It's not as obscure a historical fact as it probably sounds some places...it's something that got taught in elementary school history where I grew up, like when we learned about Jamestown settlers and the mysterious Lost Colony, Virginia Dare got mentioned. Also, a kid named Oceanus got mentioned in relation to the Mayflower; I remember thinking that was a cool name.

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It does seem unnecessary for birth records in these selective instances to be in the curriculum, and she does get creepily invoked by bigots sometimes, but oh well, cool names.

This message was edited 4/26/2021, 1:45 PM