In 1718, Edward Teach, known as "Blackbeard" the pirate, was killed off the coast of North Carolina.

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In fact, NBC has just ordered 10 episodes of a new TV show, Crossbones, featuring the famous pirate (whose real name was Edward Teach).

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Edward Reeve stayed inside and tried to teach parlor tricks to his snappish pet ferret with white crumbles of Yorkshire cheese.

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According to his memoir, Mind Your Own Business, he volunteered to teach black children in Prince Edward County in Virginia in 1963 after local authorities closed the county schools rather than desegregate.

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