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Apparently, papayas were not mainstream in the U.S. until the 1960s, while their availability was not widespread until the 1980s. So, it should not be too crazy to think that a sailor from Rhode Island in 1903 wouldn't know a papaya if he saw one.

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Apparently, papayas were not mainstream in the U.S. until the 1960s, while their availability was not widespread until the 1980s. So, it should not be too crazy to think that a sailor from Rhode Island in 1903 wouldn't know a papaya if he saw one.	5