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TIL that Pirates may have worn eye-patches in order to have one of their eyes already adapted to darkness for when they go below deck.

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K4MG TIL Islamic history has largely been indifferent of homosexuality. In 1858, homosexuality was legalised in the Ottoman Empire, who ruled much of the Sunni world. Modern rejection and criminalization of “homosexuality in Islam gained momentum through the effects of European colonialism.
X05jP TIL The first case of a DUI was a London Cabbie named George Smith who was swerving all over the place on September 10th, 1897 shortly after midnight. He was fined 20 schillings and told to be more careful next time.
BgLrd TIL The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was a forced union of English colonies under Governor Edmund Andros. Colonists revolted during the Glorious Revolution, and Andros allegedly tried to escape in women’s clothing.
wMKP TIL that there is a record player that substitutes lasers for the needle, which prevents damage to the vinyl.
gA44 TIL the original pledge of allegiance was completely secular. It was only in 1954, 12 years after its formal adoption, that a group of right-wing religious elements pushed for the phrase “under God” to be added, claiming it was “definitive factor in the American way of life.”