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This man was the real Jack Sparrow. In
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1792, when John Beck was a baby, he was
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found floating in a basket in the middle
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of the sea by a group of pirates. He
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would end up being raised by them and
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slowly becoming a pirate. In the 1820s,
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he would become the captain of the ship
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called the Sea Beast. He eventually
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acquired the nickname the Hookman
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because he lost a hand in a fierce
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battle against a shark where he was
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victorious. Since then, he was
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remembered as the greatest captain all
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the seas have ever seen. Until in 1855,
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he was surrounded by the Navy Royal
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after an intense battle for hours.
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Unfortunately, the Royal troops
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outnumbered in great mass to those of
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John Beck, who only had an afflat ship
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that was slightly damaged and could
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resist 2 hours more of battle until they
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ran out of ammunition in the cannons.
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And there was where cornered John Beck
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decided to get inside a cannon and that
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it was used as ammunition. Surprisingly,
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he did manage to propel himself out and
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hit one of the Navy Royal ships, thus
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creating a distraction so that the
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surviving crew members could flee.
