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TIL pirates did not wear eye patches due to a missing eye. They wore eye patches to be able to see above and below decks.

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GAQPN TIL that during the second Rocky Marciano Vs Ezzard Charles boxing match, Charles split Marciano’s nose in half and the fight would have soon be stopped had Marciano not managed a KO of Charles.
OG5x1 TIL flat escalators are called travelators