Oil Pirates, Nigeria

• Pirate Captain’s would change out of their expensive, flashy clothes if there was a chance they might be captured. This way they could pretend they where only one of the crew, and not somebody important and hopefully escape.
• Pirates probably didn’t have talking parrots.
• Although pirates have been around since the 15th century, most pirating happened between 1690 and 1720.
• On the Caribbean island of St Thomas you will find a place called ‘Black Beard’s Castle’. It is believed that this is where the famous pirate spent many hours looking out for approaching ships.