ENC Project #5: The Nastiest Pirate You Ever Did See!

The most famous pirate, Blackbeard

That's right, I'm talking about Blackbeard! I went to the Maritime Museum this weekend to catch up on some research on him.
He was the meanest and most unfair pirate ever. He worked hard to earn that title too. Many of the people he encountered would surrender before throwing the first punch. Even the sight of Blackbeard would scare off some of his opponents. He had a beard that almost covered his face, he braided and tied ribbons in it, and he put fuses in his hair. He has been referred to as "Blackbeard the Pirate" for many many years, but people claim his real name was Edward Teach.
No one is really clear on his birthplace, expect some research shows he was born in either Bristol, England or somewhere in London.
He made most of his travels and faught his battles on the coast of North Carolina, and died in Beaufort, North Carolina. He would take boats, treasures and, well... just about anything that looked nice to him-became his. His ship was named 'Queen Anne's Revenge'. It carried the sharpest knives, the strongest guns... and yep, you guessed it. The MEANEST Pirate. Blackbeard would do ANYTHING to scare someone off. He'd even set his hair on fire!
We don't have much information on his background, but we do know he was from England. It is said that he had 14 wives.
When death came for Blackbeard the Pirate, he was decapitated and had his head placed on the bow of a British Ship. What now nasty man!
Some info:

Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC
http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/Blackbeard.html
Pictures:
Blackbeard- http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/blackbeard_uy1q.jpg, by the B.S Report