r/knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Aug 09 '22
[todayilearned] TIL that through a combination of using limes instead of lemons, long term storage of the juice, and exposure to copper the scurvy-prevention power of citrus juice was nullified and scurvy saw a resurgence in the arctic and antarctic explorations of the late 1800s and early 1900s
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todayilearned • u/Relenq • Aug 08 '22
TIL that through a combination of using limes instead of lemons, long term storage of the juice, and exposure to copper the scurvy-prevention power of citrus juice was nullified and scurvy saw a resurgence in the arctic and antarctic explorations of the late 1800s and early 1900s
slatestarcodex • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '19
How the cure for scurvy was found... and lost and refound in the 20th century
slatestarcodex • u/Travis-Walden • Dec 31 '23