I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don’t know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I’ve seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.

  • abbadon420@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Not pirates specifically, but some say that the legend of mermaids comes from lonesome martine travelers seeing dugongs for the first time.

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      3 months ago

      I heard the same thing but manatees. They’re super similar though.