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In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...
Vietorientalia rubra, formerly known as Hainanpotamon rubrum and Orientalia rubra, is an extant species of freshwater crab native to Vietnam. [1] Although many of the individuals currently for sale are wild caught, there has been some success with breeding these crabs in captivity.
Vandala Doubloons is the daughter of a pirate ghost and has a pet cuttlefish named Aye. [13] [b] Her dress is sea-foam green with wave patterns and lace. [14] Her debut was in the TV special Haunted as a Haunted High student that is rescued from detention, [15] and later transfers to Monster High. Her doll was presented at San Diego Comic-Con ...
Although his real name remains unknown, he began his pirate career as the first officer of Buccaneer-turned-pirate Captain Benjamin Hornigold of the Mary Anne. When a young crewman, Samuel Bellamy, called for a vote of no confidence in Hornigold for his refusal to attack English ships, the crew by a vote ousted Hornigold and Blackbeard, leaving ...
The Pirate Crate is available from the Premium Store for 18 Pet. PetVille released a new Mystery Crate a couple days ago that only contains pirate items. We know there is never anything wrong with ...
Long John Silver has a parrot, named Captain Flint in honor—or mockery—of his former captain, [3] who generally perches on Silver's shoulder, and is known to chatter pirate or seafaring phrases like "Pieces of Eight", and "Stand by to go about". Silver uses the parrot as another means of gaining Jim's trust, by telling the boy all manner of ...
The character is a pirate captain of the brig Jolly Roger. His two principal fears are the sight of his own blood (supposedly an unnatural colour) and the crocodile who pursues him after having previously eaten Captain Hook's hand cut off by Pan. An iron hook that replaced his severed hand has given the pirate his name.
The story of José Gaspar's life and career has been told in many forms since the early 20th century. The accounts generally agree that Gaspar was born in Spain about 1756, served in some capacity with the Spanish Navy until turning to piracy around 1783, and died during a battle with the United States Navy off the coast of southwest Florida in 1821.