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Scott And Scurvy (Idle Words)
Scott And Scurvy (Idle Words)
British sailors were called Limeys because they were given a daily dose of lime juice to keep scurvy at bay, or so we are taught. However the true cause of scurvy was not widely understood 1911 at the time of the Scott expedition to the South Pole. What killed Scott&Co was scurvy.
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Scott And Scurvy (Idle Words)