Why have I never heard this before?

[ThunderPeel2001]

In all the trivia I've read about MI over the years, I've never read this.

 

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-is-monkey-island-on-ships/

 

Is it a relatively new term? Did we just not know about this in 1989?

[Remi]

First time I heard of it was when @Huzyelled at me for not knowing it actually was the correct answer. (As you already saw. https://mixnmojo.com/behind/news/An-Unexpected-Part-of-a-Ship)

[ThunderPeel2001]

I'm so confused

[Huz]

If it makes you feel better, 0% of those surveyed by Pointless knew that either! It was a pointless answer.

[Niemandswasser]

I remember learning this fact in the 90s thanks to the same kind of WebCrawler search for "monkey island" that probably landed me on Mojo in the first place, and which likewise taught me about this children's novel.

[LuigiHann]

I do wonder which specific use of the phrase "monkey island" inspired the game's title.