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Did pirates really have peg legs?

The image of a pirate with a peg leg, an eye patch, and a parrot on the shoulder is deeply ingrained in popular culture — it's easy to picture such a character standing on the deck of a pirate ship, growling, "Arr, me hearties" and "Shiver me timbers," while a motley crew runs up the Jolly Roger.

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Did Pirates Really Have Peg Legs?

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T he image of a pirate with a peg leg, an eye patch, and a parrot on the shoulder is deeply ingrained in popular culture — it's easy to picture such a character standing on the deck of a pirate ship, growling, "Arr, me hearties" and "Shiver me timbers," while a motley crew runs up the Jolly Roger. But how much of this image is based on historical reality? 

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