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Alexander Selkirk was left on an unhabited island in 1704. His incredible story became the inspiration for the novel Robinson Crusoe.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Saving everyone a watch of unoriginal bullshit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Selkirk

He was marooned, lived through it for 4 years, but died from what sounds like Malaria a few years later.