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Carwash 5 year s ago
Rum is also produced in Suriname (Borgoe)
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Fishermen 5 year s ago
#6 That genuinely one of the most f@#$$%g infuriatingly stupid things I ever read. 
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Selected 5 year s ago
@Fishermen: Whilst you think it's stupid, it remains a fact. From 1756 until 1970, British naval ships traveling in the British Virgin Islands of the Caribbean were rationed portions of Rum laced with limes, lemons, or oranges to prevent scurvy. Later centuries, these were no longer necessary rations thanks to the upgrading of maritime vessels and food preservation. It was declared no longer necessary to ration alcohol nor limes in her majesty's fleets by Parliament in 1970 to fortify all aboard. It was a long ignored law in print but through loopholes, crews were abusing the rights. Too many drunken fights among fellow mates led to abolishing the law. 
The British Navy gave rations of rum to sailors in the 1970s in hopes of preventing scurvy. It was later discovered that adding lime, a source of vitamin C, kept the scurvy at bay.
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Carwash 5 year s ago
Rum is also produced in Suriname (Borgoe)
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Fishermen 5 year s ago
#6 That genuinely one of the most f@#$$%g infuriatingly stupid things I ever read.
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Selected 5 year s ago
@Fishermen: Whilst you think it's stupid, it remains a fact. From 1756 until 1970, British naval ships traveling in the British Virgin Islands of the Caribbean were rationed portions of Rum laced with limes, lemons, or oranges to prevent scurvy. Later centuries, these were no longer necessary rations thanks to the upgrading of maritime vessels and food preservation. It was declared no longer necessary to ration alcohol nor limes in her majesty's fleets by Parliament in 1970 to fortify all aboard. It was a long ignored law in print but through loopholes, crews were abusing the rights. Too many drunken fights among fellow mates led to abolishing the law.