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Somali Pirates Who Actually Look Like They Could Be In 'Pirates Of The Caribbean'

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
May 22, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 14:44
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These days, there are only two types of pirates that are important: Somali pirates and the "Pirates Of The Caribbean." As many teachers warn their students, Somali pirates are nowhere near as lovable as Captain Jack Sparrow and the seafaring renegades he bandies with. But if you look past their machine guns and grenade launchers (though you probably shouldn't), Somali pirates are often dressed just as interestingly as those pirates with a Hollywood costume designer. 

Somali Pirates Who Actually Look Like 'Pirates Of The Caribbean'
"Just guarding this rock bluff from pirate-haters"

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