Weird History Food · SEASON 5
The Disgusting Truth About What Pirates Actually Ate
Episode 13 · 2026-02-05

Episode overview
Once upon a time, the Caribbean was ruled by pirates cool enough to earn themselves a ride at Disneyland and a billion dollar movie franchise. But those movies don’t go into a lot of detail about what those pirates ate, or what they did when the food ran out.
15 minutes
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