![TIL that, in 12th century China, sunglasses with lenses made from smoky quartz were used by court judges to mask their facial expressions and appear impartial. : r/todayilearned TIL that, in 12th century China, sunglasses with lenses made from smoky quartz were used by court judges to mask their facial expressions and appear impartial. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/MArYAo0bpj2qsP6cK7iw8Kq-N5iucuAS4h5SpmO9tmU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dd624097c71ad6c4be4c4b21c67a5f43e980a80c)
TIL that, in 12th century China, sunglasses with lenses made from smoky quartz were used by court judges to mask their facial expressions and appear impartial. : r/todayilearned
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_“i. Chinese smokey quartz sunglasses,12th century. if I was chilling in the 12th century and I saw someone wearing these I would immediately go into catatonic shock at how cool they looked - )
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CUTLER AND GROSS on Twitter: "See @CherylCole in our 1007 Smokey Quartz sunglasses 4 yesterday's #XFactor press conference:http://t.co/VWOv4iYNaz http://t.co/g4PceUZk8S" / Twitter
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