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TIL that pirates wore eye patches so they could keep one eye adjusted to the darkness below the deck of the ship. If they had to quickly run back and forth between the upper and lower decks, they could just flip the eye patch up or down.

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j6jKQ TIL that the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 had 4 winners: France, Netherlands, Spain and UK
OGEj6 TIL the US's primary defense against ICBMs has a success rate of just over 50%
0dr05 TIL the invention of bicycles played a vital role in the early women's liberation movement. Women were no longer dependent on men for transportation, giving them a new sense of freedom. Bicycles were also a significant reason for the decline of corsets and long skirts in the early 20th century.
B5gL TIL A 2-year study that linked Ecstasy to Parkinsons was retracted from the journal Science after the authors realized they had accidentally used meth instead.
l71LA TIL about the Rosenhahn Experiment, where several researchers feigned psychiatric symptoms and were admitted to psychiatric hospitals, only to immediately act normal after admission. None of the staff identified the researchers as impostors, and many had difficulty getting released later.