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Why do pirates wear a patch over one eye?
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Questioner:Lucas Ross 2023-06-13 20:53:30
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Julian Allen——Works at the International Seabed Authority, Lives in Kingston, Jamaica.
Some assume
pirates wore
eye patches to cover a missing
eye or
an eye that was wounded
in battle, but
in fact,
an eye patch was more likely to be used to condition the
eye so the
pirate could fight
in the dark. ... This
would allow them to instantly see
in the dark.Sep 23, 2013
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