• Every pirate on the ship was allowed to vote on where the ship will go or if a colonial ship should be attacked.
• While at sea, pirates mainly ate rotten meat and dry stale bread called hardtack.
• Pirates used to eat in the dark, so that they wouldn't see the bugs with which their food was infested.
• Each pirate used to receive an equal share of the booty and double share would go to the captain, the pilot, the carpenter, the cook, and a share set aside for the maintenance of the ship.
• All the pirates were supposed to sign an agreement called "articles" before they joined. For breaking the rules spelled out in the articles, a pirate would be marooned with a flagon of water and a pistol, to survive or die.
• There were up to eighty pirates per ship.
• In many cases, pirates wouldn�t have to fire a shot. The mere approach of a pirate ship would cause most colonial captains to surrender.
• Each pirate captain created a flag unique to his command

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