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Did you know that the practice of eating limes aboard Royal Navy ships to avoid scurvy is the reason Englishmen are known as "Limeys"?
 
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Have you ever asked that question at a Car Dealership?
 
Did you know that the British Navy also were issued lemons when available?

(Off topic, the food served in the Royal Navy was considered better than what the poor or the merchant service served out. It was actually considered a highlight of joining the Royal Navy. Food was actually not as rotten as much as you think, and WOULD throw it away if truely bad, because things that smell bad are considered to carry disease, and to keep smells down was good on a ship. So if food was bad, then they were sure to throw it away under a commission of officers to prevent disease. It is suprising how much money was invested by the Navy compared to the poor or the merchant service. Amazing eh?)
 
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