Robert Kurson - I was pleasantly surprised to find out that pirates did wear eye patches and have pe...

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I was pleasantly surprised to find out that pirates did wear eye patches and have peg legs and have brightly colored beads. I never knew what the beads were for. They really were for frightening and terrifying their prey.

Robert Kurson

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ich war angenehm überrascht, als ich herausfand, dass Piraten Augenklappen trugen und Ständerfüße und bunte Perlen hatten. Ich wusste nie, wofür die Perlen waren. Sie hatten wirklich Angst, ihre Beute zu erschrecken.

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