stackyFACTSHollywood lied to you about the theatricality of maritime crime. Real pirates didn't waste valuable time installing custom diving boards to execute their prisoners; they usually just tied them to an anchor or shoved them aggressively over the railing, keeping their brutal murders highly efficient and entirely plank-free.
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