OMG Seriously •_•
1) Pirates have existed since ancient times. The most far-reaching pirates in early medieval Europe were the Vikings.
2) Irish pirates regularly carried out slave raids on Britain – their most famous captive was St Patrick – and nearly 1,400 years later, in 1780, privateers like Luke Ryan were still ravaging British shipping in aid of America's War of Independence.
3) The eye patch could be used to prepare one eye to see in the dark, so when they would go below deck they could swap the eye patch from one eye to the other and see with the eye that has already adjusted to low light conditions. This would allow them to instantly see in the dark.
4) Pirates would eat a range of food, including cheese, eggs, vegetables and meat, and enjoy hearty meals on the pirate ship. After a month or so, most of the fresh food supplies would have spoiled and gone rotten, meaning that pirates would have to survive on dried supplies.
5) Some pirates were convinced that wearing an earring would improve or even cure bad eyesight, as they believed that the precious metals in an earring possessed magical healing powers.