*Sample* | Pirates: The Truth about Eye Patches, Earrings, Parrots, Peg Legs, Hook Hands, Rum, & “Shiver Me Timbers!” | Relax & Sleep with History (Bonus Episode #71)
Calm History - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation (By A Real Person; Not AI)
Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network
4.4 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another bonus episode of Calm History, an extra treat from my Silk Plus members. |
| 0:09.6 | In bonus episode number 52, I did a broad overview of the history of pirates. |
| 0:17.4 | This included pirate ships, attacks, weapons, treasures, food, and pirate codes of behavior. |
| 0:27.6 | I also included stories about Black Bart, Blackbeard, Bluebeard, Captain Kid, Captain Morgan, Calico Jack, and some famous female pirates. |
| 0:43.3 | In this episode, though, I'm going to reveal the truth about the history of pirate eye patches, |
| 0:52.3 | earrings, parrots, peg legs, hook hands, rum drinking, |
| 1:00.6 | three pointed hats, and of course, if pirates really said, arg-maidy, and shivermy timbers. |
| 1:16.2 | In the near future, I'll stitch together this episode and my prior episode about pirates, so you can relax with an hour-long Silk Plus bonus episode |
| 1:25.2 | about the fascinating history of pirates. |
| 1:30.2 | And if you want even more history about pirates, |
| 1:34.1 | then check out Sok Plus Bonus episode number 59. |
| 1:40.0 | A Focus on the Famous Pirate, Captain Henry Morgan. And yeah, more episodes about other |
| 1:49.8 | famous pirates are in your future. But for now, lean back, put up your feet, and settle into my |
| 2:00.6 | time machine of tranquility. |
| 2:04.3 | I hope this episode distracts and relaxes your overactive brain squirrels. |
| 2:12.9 | Pirate Myths versus Pirate Reality. |
| 2:18.3 | Imagine that Halloween is on the horizon. |
| 2:23.3 | Your daughter tells you that everyone in her school |
| 2:27.3 | will be wearing the Halloween costume next Friday. |
| 2:32.3 | You ask her what she wants to be. |
| 2:36.6 | She looks at you with great excitement and yells out, a pirate. |
| 2:42.1 | You smile back and tell her, that's a wonderful idea. |
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