Louis XIV (known as the sun king) took only one bath in his life: in 1665.
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Most pirates had two eyes in perfect condition, but kept an eye patch on one of them to keep it adjusted to darkness, facilitating night navigation and the passage from the upper deck (in daylight) to lower bridges (very dark).
And the myth crumbles…Note that this was a common practice among sailors, not just pirates.
