I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don't know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I've seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.
The stereotypical pirate "accent" derives from the west country (south west England) accent of one man who played Long John Silver in an adaptation of Treasure Island.
Though regional accents are dying out, you could probably still find a handful of people in the south west who will answer in the affirmative with "(y)arr".
... which is the second fact, I guess. "Arr" means "yes".