We Forgot How to Cure Scurvy 7ish Times

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You've probably heard of scurvy and think of it as that weird sickness pirates get. But the thing is, for most of human history, we've had a cure for scurvy and known all about it. We just forgot about it. Like, five times. Here's the story of the many times that we forgot about scurvy.

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