Over 200 years after being sunk by the British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of Denmark's most famous warships has been discovered at the bottom of Copenhagen Harbor

As legend has it, Nelson, who had lost his right eye in a previous battle, held up his telescope to his blind eye in order to legitimately claim he had not seen a flag signal, reportedly telling his captain: "You know, I only have one eye — I have the right to be blind sometimes. I really do not see the signal!"

The incident is believed to have inspired the phrase "to turn a blind eye," while Nelson's later exploits and death at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) saw him honored with the construction of Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square.

Fascinating little (potential) anachronism. TIL!