Yo, ho, ho! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is upon us!

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Captain Henry Morgan was a big deal long before he landed the gig of a lifetime as mascot of the Captain Morgan brands of spiced rum and spirits. As a Welsh privateer who fought for the English against the Spanish in the Caribbean in the 17th century, he amassed huge fleets and great wealth in raids along the Spanish Main. He was knighted by King Charles II of England and died a rich man in Jamaica.
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Disney Junior's Captain Jake is all the rage with the pre-tween set. Based on Disney's Peter Pan franchise, "Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates" follows the adventures of Jake and his young band of pirates as they battle Captain Hook and Mr. Smee for treasure.
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Hollywood loves pirates. Dustin Hoffman delighted audiences as the titular character in "Hook," the 1991 film suggesting Peter Pan should have stuck to his plan to never grow up. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan played by Robin Williams must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit to challenge his old enemy.
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Does it get more pirate camp than Johnny Depp channeling Keith Richards to play Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean"? The successful film franchise, based on a Walt Disney World ride of the same name, has been going strong since 2003's "The Curse of the Black Pearl." The fifth installment, "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is set to hit theaters in July 2017.
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Actor Geoffrey Rush plays Sparrow's rival Captain Hector Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean." Once a ferocious pirate and deadly enemy of Sparrow, Barbossa enters an uneasy alliance with his rival.
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"Davy Jones' Locker" is a nautical idiom for the bottom of the sea often used in the context of sailors and ships lost at sea. The origins of the name Davy Jones are unclear but for the "Pirates of Caribbean" franchise, Jones became the supernatural ruler of the Seven Seas as the condemned captain of the Flying Dutchman.
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