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Sir Francis Drake: Admiral, pirate, and explorer
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Old medieval wooden pirate military war ship with a cannon on the deck pointed out and aiming
Spot the Difference: Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, and Buccaneers
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Portrait of Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, image taken from A General History of the Pyrates, 1725; illustration by B. Cole. (pirates)
Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, Buccaneers: What’s the Difference?
ripped torn flag, pirate, skull
Are There Laws on the High Seas?
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Pirate lass and her booty. A suspicious costumed 17th century styled female pirate guards a treasure chest. Trunk full of stolen jewels and gold coins. tricornered hat steal greed
Swashbuckling Sisters: 6 Lady Pirates
Movie still, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. (From L to R) Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, and Johnny Depp. Release date 25 May 2007 (USA)
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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VAN, TURKEY - OCTOBER 25: A building and car ruined during the earthquake of Van-Ercis on October 25, 2011 in Van, Turkey. It is 604 killed and 4152 injured in Van-Ercis Earthquake.
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Illustration by the CDC, reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes on the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus,
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Close-up of crocodile eye; location unknown (rainforest, reptile).
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Charles Darwin, carbon print photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868.
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Sir Francis Drake: Admiral, pirate, and explorer
Overview of Sir Francis Drake's life.
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