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Did you Know? A lady was the world's most successful pirate.
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Ching Shih, a former sex worker and the widow of terrible pirate Cheng I, became a very successful pirate in her own right, eventually replacing her husband and commanding over 1,800 pirate ships and 80,000 soldiers.