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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Dividing Up the Treasure

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Two divers prepare to explore the Lusitania shipwreck in 1935.
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Divers Explore the Lusitania Shipwreck

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Crafted from the skins of salmon, these mittens are naturally waterproof.
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Salmon Skin Mittens

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Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.
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Basque Whalers

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Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

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Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Dampier and Shark Bay, Australia

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a Māori woman in a navy blue fleece holds the skull of a beaked whale
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Tohunga Tohorā’s Intuition Reveals New Whale Species

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Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The area is home to over 150,000 Indigenous residents, whose diverse languages and cultures are both a link to history and the foundation for contemporary lives.
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Smithsonian Alaska Native Collections

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The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

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The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary

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With the sun in its beak, the canoe’s raven figurehead points the way.
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Canoe Figurehead

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Tlingit paddlers set the canoe in Washington’s Potomac River for its ceremonial launch.
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Canoe Placed in Potomac River

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