davidw
September 3rd, 2007, 6:33 AM
(Mental Floss) -- You can keep your Bluebeards and your Blackbeards. The most successful pirate of all time controlled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and upwards of 80,000 sailors -- and she did it all without the help of facial hair.
When a Chinese pirate captain named Cheng married a beautiful prostitute in 1801, he wasn't just getting the girl of his dreams; he was making the best financial investment of his career.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/27/woman.pirate/index.html
When a Chinese pirate captain named Cheng married a beautiful prostitute in 1801, he wasn't just getting the girl of his dreams; he was making the best financial investment of his career.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/27/woman.pirate/index.html