20 Interesting Facts about Pirates

Pirates wore eyepatches even with both eyes intact.

Did you think every pirate was missing an eye? Actually, the purpose of the eyepatch wasn’t to hide a missing eye as much as it was to help improve night vision. This was required for their job. During a raid, they had to run between, over, and under the deck. The eyepatch let them see clearly in both the bright light on the deck and in the darkness underneath.