TITLE:        Why Did Pirates Hang Bodies On Their Ships 🧟‍♂️🏴‍☠️
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They would cut out the pirates's eyes and even mutilate his body after he was

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FULL SCRIPT:
They would cut out the pirates's eyes and even mutilate his body after he was already dead. They did this so they could tie him to the masts or leave him to decompose right on the stern. You see, when other pirates saw a ship covered in corpses, they often thought it was cursed or plagued. So they used their dead comrades just to scare their enemies. [Music]

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TIMED:
[000.08] They would cut out the pirates's eyes
[001.76] and even mutilate his body after he was
[003.92] already dead. They did this so they
[005.68] could tie him to the masts or leave him
[007.68] to decompose right on the stern. You
[009.68] see, when other pirates saw a ship
[011.44] covered in corpses, they often thought
[013.12] it was cursed or plagued. So they used
[014.96] their dead comrades just to scare their
[016.64] enemies.
[016.87] [Music]
