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  • 500 year old rum? Archaeologists search for the real Captain Morgan

    07/29/2012 2:13:05 PM PDT · by DogByte6RER · 13 replies
    FoxNews.com ^ | July 26, 2012 | FoxNews.com
    To life, love and a legendary privateer’s lost fleet. U.S. archaeologists are continuing their search for real-life buccaneer Captain Henry Morgan’s lost fleet after the discovery of six cannons, a 17th century wooden shipwreck and even a barrel that may very well contain rum. Yo, ho ho indeed. Aptly backed by the Captain Morgan rum brand, a team of leading archaeologists led by Frederick “Fritz” Hanselmann of Texas State University hope to unlock the myth and mysteries of one of history’s most iconic sea captains. “We’re interested in telling the true story of Henry Morgan,” Hanselmann, who is a director...
  • The Sapp safari: a lion photo shoot

    08/22/2003 1:20:42 PM PDT · by LibWhacker · 23 replies · 673+ views
    SignOnSanDiego.com ^ | 8/22/03 | Bill Suda
    Detroit Lions don't scare Tampa Bay Bucs star Warren Sapp, but a 750-pound African lion named Poncho did the job. Sapp posed with the 14-year-old beast for a newspaper photo. "I can't believe I did it, but I did," Sapp told Roger Mills of the St. Petersburg Times. "I can't believe I risked my life for the Miami Herald. I'm less than 365 days from a nice payday; this is a risk I really don't have to take. . . . (I told them) if this cat growls, snarls or anything at one of these people who work with...