Pirates fled Britney Spears
Forget cannons and armed guards; the ultimate weapon against maritime piracy is early 2000s pop. Merchant navy officers operating off the coast of Somalia discovered that blasting 'Oops!... I Did It Again' over long-range acoustic devices was incredibly effective. The heavily armed pirates apparently despised western pop music so much that they'd turn their skiffs around and flee.

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