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Любопытные факты о корсарах и их традициях. ФотоMany of the stereotypes about pirates have nothing to do with reality.

About the life of pirates written many books and filmed more movies. I really like the people stories about their adventures. There is something romantic and interesting. However, whether so it actually. You can learn a few interesting facts that can debunk the old stereotypes and reveal a lot about the life of pirates.

Yo-Ho-Ho and a bottle of rum! Although very often the image of the pirate associated with alcohol, in fact most pirates don’t drink on the ship. In the sea there was a “dry” law. Therefore, they find themselves on land, the pirates allowed himself to drink too much.

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The story blindfolds. Not always such a dressing masked the injury. The fact is that the sailors often had to go down into a dark hold, which was very hard to see. In order to make their eyes adapt to the dark faster, one eye wore the patch.

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Pirate flag “the Jolly Roger”. Legendary flag with human bones on a black background is a sign of the fact that on Board the vessel a prevailing epidemic. The pirates were not so noble and in no hurry to announce his intentions. Being outside the law, pirates were hiding and disguised their ships, often carrying flags of different countries.

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How divided the prey? There were certain rules that allowed them to observe when they divide the spoil certain “honesty”. The tenth part was given to the captain. The rest shared the rest of the crew. The wounded pirates were able to obtain additional compensation. Least got the team members who did not participate in the battles.

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Discipline. As on any ship, on a pirate ship was dominated discipline. Guilty severely punished. They could leave on a desert island, to beat or to tie to the mast.

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