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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ICanStopTheRain on 2025-03-20 14:03:28+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that many countries used to take ships that were no longer seaworthy, anchor them near shore, and use them as prisons. During the American Revolution, more Americans died as POWs on these ships than in combat.