Sunday, July 25, 2010

Yarghhhh, you scurvy dawgs

You know how swashbuckling pirates always refer to one another as "scurvy dogs?"  This is due in part due to a Vitamin C deficiency that would cause bleeding in the gums, cracking in the skin and loss of teeth.  These sailors called the disease, "scurvy," which actually comes from the word scorbutus (Vitamin C's chemical name is ascorbic acid).

To celebrate this random fact, I introduce to you the new Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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