Aarrrrgh!... I've forgotten what day is the actual "International Talk Like A Pirate Day"... Is it September 19th?... I guess I could do a search for that, but, this pirate is suffering from Scurvy and feeling fatigued... Anyone have some orange juice for me?
Between 1500 and 1800, it has been estimated that scurvy killed at least two million sailors. Jonathan Lamb wrote: "In 1499, Vasco da Gama lost 116 of his crew of 170, and in 1520, Ferdinand Magellan lost 208 out of 230... all mainly to scurvy."
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