Did pirates look like Captain Jack Sparrow?

Probably not the eyeliner, though they could be pretty colorful characters. Many pirate captains wore rich velvet waistcoats, and foppish big hats with feathers. The legendary Blackbeard sported dreadlocks, and liked to braid his long beard and tie it in ribbons.

But lest you get a girlish image here, you should know that when attacking, he was famous for sticking lighted cannon fuses under his hat and in his beard, which set off his wild-eyed gaze and thoroughly terrified his victims. What does "avast" mean? It's a 17th-century pirate's way to say, "Stop!" or "Stand Still!"

Try it on your kids sometime. If these piratical facts whet your appetite for more pirate lore, check out the fascinating book, "Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life among the Pirates," by historian David Cordingly. And if your kids remain unimpressed by your buccaneering knowledge, try some pirate insults on them.

"Scabrous dog" and "scurvy blaggard" might do for starters. Savvy? More.

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