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Posted on Apr 12, 2021
This is the military origin of ‘turning a blind eye’ to anything - We Are The Mighty
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Interesting read.
This is the military origin of ‘turning a blind eye’ to anything - We Are The Mighty
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Great share, good history and I was not aware of the origin of the term
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Samuel Kermon
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Thanks for eye opening history. Did not know Nelson said this, or was blind in one eye.
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