Random Fact of the Day
Random Fact of the Day
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When the portuguese ship Madre de Deus was captured by the English off the Azores in 1592, it contained riches equal to half the British treasury. Most of it was looted by opportunists in England, Sir Walter Raleigh himself had to restore order and escort the ship back to London.