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TIL about the Pirate Tower of Victoria Beach, a stone tower located near Laguna Beach CA. One of its owners, a retired sea captain used to dress up like a pirate and hold scavenger hunts for local children leading to legends that he had hidden his money somewhere in the tower.

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