# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1935
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1935 "2021-05-13T15:43:22Z")
Today from here > [@Tiki Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795/64): > > Ok, the 2 founders of Tiki culture were Victor Louis Bereron of Oakland, CA (Trader Vics) and [Donn Beach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donn_Beach) of Hollywood: both started up during the 1930s. Victor’s parents owned a small grocery store in Oakland: he opened up his bar across the street. Donn grew up in Louisiana and spent a little time in Polynesia as a [Supercargo employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercargo), if you believe him. I ate at Trader Vic’s in NYC as a kid and loved it. I had no inkling that the cultural authenticity of the restaurant was nil. I learned about the job called > **[Supercargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercargo)** > > A supercargo (from Spanish sobrecargo) is a person employed on board a vessel by the owner of cargo carried on the ship. The duties of a supercargo are defined by admiralty law and include managing the cargo owner's trade, selling the merchandise in ports to which the vessel is sailing, and buying and receiving goods to be carried on the return voyage. > The supercargo has control of the cargo unless limited by other contracts or agreements. For instance, the supercargo has no authority over the ... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674)._