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MdH's avatar

Cartier and his men were introduced to herbal tea by the indigenous population of Québec, which cured their scurvy. No lemons in Canada at the time I guess.

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BOCN's avatar

Curious. I assume it was high in Vitamin C...

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Elizabeth Briggs's avatar

Delighted to know the origins of hear hear’

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Elizabeth Briggs's avatar

… balanced by the pain of learning how look it took for vitamin C knowledge to catch on after the successful experiment in 1601. Man, we act really s l o w l y.

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BOCN's avatar

Yea, the knowledge was in circulation, yet countless lives were unnecessarily lost. Oh how little things have changed!

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Jeannie's avatar

Lots of good stuff! I had no idea Madagascar had a queen.

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BOCN's avatar

Yes, it's not one of those things you hear about often. Madagascar never really gets a mention. Glad you enjoyed!

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ramblingrose's avatar

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