so many interesting facts that I know I will forget:
‘turn a blind eye’ came from Nelson putting his fake eye to a telescope to avoid taking orders he didn’t want to follow
‘under the weather’ came from ill seamen being taken below deck, literally under the weather
scurvy killed more seamen than anything else (wrecks, storms, any other diseases etc) combined
— Jan 07, 2025 09:24AM
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