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8 Mostly Untrue Myths About Pirates
You probably weren’t thinking that Pirates of the Caribbean was a documentary (or Treasure Island before it). But somehow we’ve all absorbed the stereotype of a pirate as a swashbuckling adventurer with a certain accent, a few loose teeth, and a treasure map in his pocket. Let’s take a look at some of the most…
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How to Find the Holy Grail, and 8 Other Lost Treasures
I’m never going to find buried treasure — that would take a lot of work, and I can’t even find my car keys — but perhaps you are a more meticulous, industrious type. If so, there is nothing stopping you from locating one of history’s most important lost artifacts (except that you don’t know where…