Why were sailors so unhealthy?

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As the British Empire spread across the globe in the 16th and 17th centuries, a whole new set of challenges started to emerge.
Like how to live at the sea for many months without letting most of your sailors get sick or die!
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Credit:
Created by Daniel Turner
Script: Conan White
Narrator:
Bryan 'Lazlo' Beauregard
Sources:
The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C
By Kenneth J. Carpenter
Observations on the scurvy: with a review of the theories lately advanced on that disease ; and the opinions of Dr. Milman refuted from practice
By Trotter, Thomas, 1760-1832
Free Observations On The Scurvy, Gout, Diet, And Remedy. By Francis Spilsbury, ... The Third Edition
An Essay on the Sea-scurvy: Wherein is Proposed an Easy Method of Curing that Distemper at Sea; and of Preserving Water Sweet for Any Cruize Or Voyage. By Anthony Addington, M.D

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Please make yugoslav wars I want this video so much

[@kaank5921]

When you spend months up on months on a desolate blue wasteland, hygiene tends to get forgotten and unimportant.

[@JohnDoe76791]

LMAO

[@Neko_014]

And the lack of vitamin c

[@spongebobbies]

Kaan K you also forgot the fact that despite there being no land you will somehow find massive colonies of bird’s. Who will then go onto to paint your hull white with zero respect for whatever war you’ve been in. It’s strange indeed I once saw an old captain get bombarded with the substance he survived but was traumatized for the rest of his life.

[@chikipichi5280]

but ur literally next to one really big bathtub

[@michaelbanks1000]

Times have changed and hygiene is a big thing for merchant mariners. In fact, I could argue that mariners are the cleanest people you will ever meet.

[@feralbunnydonut8495]

I get what you’re talking about 60 hours of gameplay with Edward Kenway and not once did I see him take a shower

[@harrymorris2361]

Well, he swam in the sea a fair amount, that probably helped

[@MIGHTYxMUKESH]

Lol

[@foxinahat1886]

And his teeth are pure white! Incredible

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Whoa it's 60 hours btw I have not finished it yet

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@@umeshsonkar4177 The story is nowhere near 60 hours, closer to 10-12. Man just says that's how long he spent on it, side quests included I imagine.

[@TheMisanthropistTM]

Sailor: Doctor, I don't feel so good Doctor: Here, drink this *sulfuric acid* mixed with alcohol

[@SpartacusColo]

Fix you right up!

[@Sovietube]

I feel much better now

[@fighter4166]

Tongue of the sailor *Vanishes due to corrosion*

[@backtoshellac6459]

@@fighter4166 "Change your diet, my final message, goodbye"

[@gamingnatures.5569]

Tasty

[@TheTsar69]

Me as a kid: "I WANNA BE A PIRATE!" me now: "I WANNA BE A PIRATE WHO DRINKS RAW LEMON JUICE"

[@inconickuous547]

me: i dont wanna go to sea

[@mistermini2283]

@@rodya7773 enslavement?

[@aleembaksh1880]

@@rodya7773 What does that have to do with being a pirate?

[@theteutonking3306]

@@rodya7773 not all pirates carried slaves, or pressganged people into sailing.

[@theteutonking3306]

@@rodya7773 I'm assuming that's what you meant by 'enslavement'

[@HolyCrusader-nf6gh]

bro this what I feel like every morning

[@r3dacted031]

Hol up

[@jordan_-yj4gh]

Lmao

[@xxxxxx5868]

Eat lemons

[@w.andrew635]

Indeed my cultist combrade

[@CenturionVII]

Fire comment

[@assignmentboi6622]

When lemons gives you life

[@jet9291]

Lmao

[@averageperson8274]

(0_0)

[@LuinTathren]

Very nice...

[@philleshy4822]

*pour lemons onto plate*

[@MrIzo56]

When you're that one guy that didn't eat the lemons that life gave you and get the scurvy

[@azuru.7903]

Sailors: *gets sick* Royal navy: GIVE THEM MORE BEER!!

[@mistermini2283]

Alcohol will damper the pain

[@mistermini2283]

​@ET Hardcorgameralcohol keep the sailors happy

[@mistermini2283]

@ET Hardcorgamer also nobody knew how to cure scurvy

[@mistermini2283]

@@SStupendous sometime that not possible to recover on the land due to voyage being so long.

[@josegamboa9691]

they gona get drunk

[@Danosta]

The Dutch ate Oranges and got rest on the beaches in South Africa when they were going to Indonesia. In the 1600s what made them healty.

[@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622]

Awe bra.

[@kenbellchambers4577]

This was not the general rule when sailing to Iceland.

[@slipperywinston4076]

the Dutch and their fucking oranges...

[@ezrathegreatconqueror]

That’s why they literally had the title Prince of Orange for their kings

[@frencebrand9905]

@@ezrathegreatconqueror no the van Nassau inherited the name from a far family's member as a count of orange in France so it became van Oranje - Nassau

[@justvincent2083]

Wey hey up she rises! Wey hey up she rises! Wey hey up she rises! Er-lay in the morning.

[@ckkakos]

What we should do with the drunken sailor What we should do with the drunken sailor What we should do with the drunken sailor Earlaaay in the mornin

[@lutin_mi06]

Put him in the bed with the captain's daughter Put him in the bed with the captain 's daughter Eeeraly in the morning

[@scarydave7245]

Assasin's Creed Black Flag atleast for me

[@elijahlana196]

Put him on longboat til he's sober (X3) Early in the morning!

[@mr.arbiter996]

SHANTIES GO HARD AF

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Simple historys comment: 4 days ago Me: *Confusion*

[@lordmarshal3799]

I know this is a joke, but there are people who are able to view this earlier because they're channel members. (Don't r/wooosh me)

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True

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@@lordmarshal3799 thank you for the info

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LordMarshal thx for inflo

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@Cw Sayre how is that a wooosh lol

[@arthasmenethil9957]

The severe symptoms of something as simple as a vitamin deficiency. I love being reminded of how fascinating the human body is.

[@aclown36]

18th Century ships: *HAHAHAH NOBODY IS DIRTIER THAN ME* The floor around the urinals in the boy's bathroom: *pathetic*

[@elizabethlindquist8847]

*flash back of janitor cleaning the floors* " I remember like it was yesterday"

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Hahaha so real...

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me when i walk into the boys toilets: *uhhh why is the floor sticky* *actually i don't want to know* everyone else: *good choice*

[@florians9949]

Nothing is dirtier than this nuclear wasteland as we cald the boys bathrooms in my highschool.

[@sergeantwillyt8860]

Next episode... “why living as a civil war soldier suck”

[@marcuslaffey1637]

I think you'd be better off as a civil war soldier

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Brookline Fire Buff what do you mean? You think I look like a soldier from the civil war? If that’s the case, does my name look like it belongs in a civil war book?

[@marcuslaffey1637]

@@sergeantwillyt8860 that's not what I meant at all. I was saying that it would probably be better for someone to be a civil war soldier than being a sailor in the 18th century. I'm sorry if I confused you

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Brookline Fire Buff oh! Okay ya, I guess your right

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

Because you share bandages with your wounded comrades and there was no notion of germs and infection.

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Simplehistory is just avoiding people to say first by being first.

[@DanLoadan]

Ikr

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The first comment is 4 days ago.

[@cofishfinder7269]

Avoiding people to say first? You mean preventing them from saying first?

[@robertgreen6027]

Saur Kraut was effective at fighting scurvy. Oranges, lemons and Limes were too.

[@jovanweismiller7114]

I've had scurvy. Thank God, only the beginnings, sore, bleeding gums. It was cured by a can of grapefruit juice and a head of cabbage, which I ate as a salad.

[@MeowMeow-tl4xh]

Noice

[@Sunny-vl5de]

glad you got better sir

[@RsRj-qd2cg]

How the heck do you get scurvy in modern times? The vitamin C necessary to prevent it is so miniscule. Even a ketchup packet has enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy for several weeks.

[@jovanweismiller7114]

@@RsRj-qd2cg You're in your 20s and you pay absolutely no attention to your diet.

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@@jovanweismiller7114 that was the best response I've ever seen.

[@kingg-kidd]

Everyone who played Assassin’s Creed Black Flag should know Blackbeard always had medicine. Remember that one mission where we had to find the medicine for him on that sunken ship.

[@maxbspqr]

Sauerkraut has been very effective in combatting scurvy. I don't know why the authors put it in the same category with other, useless concoctions.

[@fuzztsimmers3415]

They arent the best out there

[@hannesm1879]

Fun fact: this is the reason why you serve lemons with fish. A long tradition of sailors having them alongside the fish they caught while sailing. Have an awesome day guys!

[@wattsnottaken1]

So that’s why I always eat salmon 🍣 with lemon on top. Nice.

[@josephstalin364]

Why were sailors so unhealthy? Me an intellectual: they didn’t invent hygiene yet

[@goyonman9655]

popular mindset

[@bencarpendale]

um, Stalin you never gave that invention to your citizens

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Ben Carpendale bUt tHAt wASn'T rEaL cOMmUNiSM!1!1!1!!!

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your men killed my tigers

[@ericgu9036]

I swear I’ve seen you everywhere

[@bsdude010]

Moral of the story kids: Eat your fruits and vegetables.

[@pendergastj]

I adamantly disagree. Sincerely: Someone who only eats meat and cheese.

[@ApersonIguess-rb6fu]

@@pendergastj your body will disagree with you

[@pendergastj]

@@ApersonIguess-rb6fu Really? Then why am I so healthy and lean now that I have been following a strict meat & cheese diet for the past year and a half. My doctor says I am her healthiest patient.

[@ApersonIguess-rb6fu]

@@pendergastj are you taking vitamin pills?

[@ApersonIguess-rb6fu]

@@pendergastj because you gonna have digestion problems if you don't have fiber and other problems if you are not obtaining vitamins that come from vegetables

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Normal people:FiSRt! Channel member: I'm 4 paralel Universe ahead of you.

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wtf

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parallel*

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Lmao. I get it.😂😂😂😂 To those who do not members can view the vid earlier.

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If it's parallel universe you can't be a head, simply because it's not how it's placed

[@Octavius0]

Read "Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era" , by Janet W. MacDonald, it completely blows away a lot of the old myths and horror tales.

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Could you give an example? Btw, dont trust Brutus

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@@moonshine3678 don't forget decimus

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@@moonshine3678 I always here about Brutus in pop culture I know he's a character in a book but from where?

[@moonshine3678]

@@johncole4882 Marcus Junius Brutus, was a roman senator. He was one of the assassins who killed Caesar

[@ColoradoStreaming]

This is actually why the British sailors were referred to as "Limeys".

[@neoandroid4203]

Man the balls sailors must have had to go out to the undiscovered, mostly undocumented sea, with all the chances of getting diseases or getting shot to ribbons by cannonballs. Props to them.

[@talknight2]

Well it's either that or die of hunger and disease in a filthy overcrowded Industrial Age city... Common sailors have always been picked from the lowest rungs of society. At least on a ship they get fed and paid.

[@assassinaria]

Back then they were more religious so they probably thought that God would take care of them if he deemed them worthy.

[@novosib9017]

it was kinda the way of life and one of the very small opportunities people had to expand their lives through work and pay. You should read the "franklin expedition" through the arctic...that is baddass. their ship got frozen in ice and they tried to "winter out" the ice...but the ice never melted and they just sat there, for years in the middle of a Frozen ocean and one day decided to walk. They left trails and notes on their journey that were found by local eskimos. They discovered the sunken ship just last year.

[@geoffrey6606]

Most weren't there by choice , ever heard of press gangs?

[@epomani2491]

Sailors: *Eats Unhealthy Foods* Doctor:I'M GONNA BURN YOUR SHIP DOWN WITH THE LEMONS

[@anthonyconcepcion3678]

Cave johnson

[@alexbowman7582]

After a few days at sea especially in warm regions the water would turn green so sailors would sift water through their teeth sometimes resulting in stomach upsets. Scurvy is caused by the absence of the enzyme prolyl hydroxalase which is needed for the body to produce collagen the body’s scaffolding. Humans must have evolved near fruit since most other animals can synthesise ascorbic acid. Sailors knew eating animals raw, usually ship rats, would cure scurvy. When was the last time you saw an Eskimo with fruit? They avoid scurvy by eating meat raw especially narwhal which is particularly rich in ascorbic acid but not if cooked.

[@ezioaltair2929]

I can hear "Drunken Sailor" sea shanty from AC IV: Black Flag.

[@hi-am-pat2k176]

Same

[@kingg-kidd]

And from spongebob

[@niaagustina4142]

@@kingg-kidd yes true

[@alexbowman7582]

A drunken sailor is actually a double entendre the same one as little red rooster too lazy to crow for day.

[@nood1le]

stop lying

[@no7165]

Can you do The Great Martian War 1913 - 1917 (Strange Stories category) I just realized that 1700’s sea shanties was playing after watching two minutes and fifty two seconds Edit: what category it should be Other edit: my god the amount of likes on this i never got that many ever

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gamer monke the great Martian war was fictional

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Aodhan Stuart omgdo u rlly believe that????

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Yes it was a movie and humanity still didn’t find or contacted humans

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Aodhan Stuart yes it’s cause it a joke r/wooosh

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I know its fictional, what if he did it in the Strange Stories category?

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I appreciate the effort going into the soundtrack! Love the videos.

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I've been searching for a video like this for about a week now and I can't believe it showed up in my feed, thank you!

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I got this at 3am bc I didn’t buy his membership which is a crime

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0:21 Is that the black pearl on the left?

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Well spotted sire

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Jack would be proud.

[@MIGHTYxMUKESH]

Jackdaw

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@@MIGHTYxMUKESH jackdaw?

[@MIGHTYxMUKESH]

@@averageguy6774 yeap from Assassin Creed 4

[@loudmouf9246]

The moment you realise a little lemon can save you from a lot of agony and death. Bruh I would be livid.

[@vinodmaharaj6367]

Your videos are always such a big help, thank you so much!

[@RAGA_99]

The only healthy sailor was - Popeye😂

[@theo9952]

lol If only life was a cartoon ! Popeye ate canned spinach. They say it contains more vitamin C than its fresh counterpart, weight per weight.

[@joaquinandreu8530]

Why were BRITISH sailors so unhealthy. Scurvy was almost unheard of among Spanish sailors because garlic endures well in ship storage and prevents scurvy and plenty more illnesses. Basque fishermen were fishing in Newfoundland since at least the XIV century. Elcano circumnavigated Earth for first time and they don't mention scurvy after almost the end of their travels, when they had run out of any food, including garlic. Moreover, oranges and lemons were a common staple of the Spanish Navy rations since the XVII century.

[@jellohunter7981]

That’s a cool fact. I also take it that the Spanish didn’t encounter vampires either

[@tussalgull5986]

why use roman numerals?

[@warcrafthumanlord]

3:05 I don't get one thing, How was Sauerkraut ineffective in curing scurvy when it has in fact more vitamin C than a Lemon? Where did you find this information as the only thing I did find is that how it COULD help cure it but wasn't know at the time...?

[@smrtkscm]

Exactly my thoughts 👍

[@Aatell764]

I could have sworn lemons by weight have the highest vitamin c of any fruit, but I learned about scurvy like 5 years ago in a textbook from my public library hahaha

[@ethan6198]

This might be the best history channel on KZbin imo. They keep it short and to the point. Im glad they didn’t sell out to KZbin by making 10+ agonizing minute videos like the Infographics show

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Simple History: “why were sailors so unhealthy?" Me, an intellectual: they didn't subscribe to Simple History.

[@PaparazziVan]

Me: an intellectual: KZbin didnt exist back then and so did you

[@edgarchiprez9294]

@@PaparazziVan don't you think I know it?

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@@PaparazziVan It was a joke

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Are you trying to lick this channels boots?

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🤦

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3:16 I found my handwriting

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Love your video keep it up simple history

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There are alot of interesting storys on you're channel. So yeah, you have a full time viewer, keep it up man 👍

[@tylerwisniowski5825]

I find it funny a blue rope RDC talked about this in basic when we were doing the nutrition class. You guys told the story better but cannot beat the seabee mustache. Love the content as usual

[@edwardayala4314]

Moral of the story: eat your fruits and vegetables!

[@sandrorass9607]

And if you wanna level up: "Each day, I recommend a minimum of three servings of beans (legumes), two servings of berries, three servings of other fruits, one serving of cruciferous vegetables, two servings of greens, two servings of other veggies, one serving of flaxseeds, one serving of nuts and seeds, one serving of herbs and spices, three servings of whole grains, five servings of beverages, and one serving of exercise (90 minutes at moderate intensity or 40 minutes of vigorous activity)." - Dr. Greger

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This is the old times bud

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Cheers me up when a simple history vid comes out!

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Fantastic video thankyou!

[@silakkalaatikko]

Pirate: *breaks leg* Carpenter: saw time

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Columbus already knew that lemon prevents scurvy and gave each member of his crew a spoonful of lemon juice every day. Most likely it was common knowledge among Spanish and Italian sailors of the era, they just neglected to tell it to the English.

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

Not neglected. Just a big middle finger to the Royal Navy.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

@@afailureofaanimator6744 Maybe. But it's odd that they didn't know. It's more likely they didn't care. Mediterranean countries had access to citrus fruits, but England only had beef and potatoes.

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

@@nematolvajkergetok5104 or maybe just good ol dumb rivalry between navies and state.

[@robowisanveithasung6022]

many sailors and naval surgeons were already convinced of scurvy and it's causes. it was classical physicians backed up by naval medical boards that fought back by stating they were merely anecdotal evidence and that it did not conform to their theories of disease at the time

[@FractalNinja]

Aww you didn't talk about grog, supplies of water (kept clean with rum so bacteria didn't grow) but they eventually added lemon juice to it to prevent scurvy once they found out how OP lemons were

[@bronwyncahill6054]

So unhealthy

[@Litovskyy]

Yeah

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Yeah

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Yeah

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Yeah

[@windmillwilly]

Yeah

[@PatrioticImposter]

2:13 WAIIIT did I just hear spongebob? Edit: Changed the time

[@princey_06]

SloshBlox Gaming ?

[@Jack-Hands]

Do you mean the music? It's called "Drunken sailor" and is an traditional sea shanty. Which was indeed used in Spongebob, I believe as Mr Krabs theme tune.

[@Aisthetes24]

I don’t understand why your saying that, your just adding to the amount of negativity in the world just be kind to others thats all.

[@totallynotmi6351]

@@Jack-Hands Which version of Drunken Sailor is this?

[@beckyking7967]

@dopey but why, why would you do that?

[@lockret1355]

That has to be the best pirate I've ever seen. The pirate: *Literally looks like a Jawa unmasked from Star Wars*

[@brostenen]

That is just a tiny fraction, of the history of sailing. Pirates were healthy, as they always had access to fresh fruits and water. Vikings ate raw onions on their journey, so no teeth falling out.

[@dogerswag]

5:26 The guy on the right is so powerful he can eat the lemon without even biting it.

[@thomasosborne4463]

Fun fact: You may be first, you may be last, but one things for sure, nobody asked

[@plasma0566]

Good one dude👍

[@jessestorey8312]

Ok and

[@jurgenvermeulen5355]

Whats this about?

[@oneofthoseguys2019]

Fun fact : fresh meat has vitamin c

[@Cacowninja]

Sounds like one of those "One liners, before the kill." phrases.

[@paapeeraa5325]

Nauruans: *_crying_* *THEY'RE MY SONS*

[@kaiwut]

I dont understand but I only think of _Karen_

[@paapeeraa5325]

@@kaiwut Nauru is the most unhealty country in the world, all because the 99% of the food Nauruans eat are imported from Australia and they export things like fish, meat ect.

[@paapeeraa5325]

@@kaiwut so they're obese (~45% of the pop. is obese and the ~65-70% is overweight, to be precise)

[@belattai9435]

Nauru is a poor country, and they can only afford junk food and sugar foods

[@MalaysiaIsProChannel]

@@belattai9435 accually , at past they are rich but the president is greedy and the country fall

[@philiprobbins1491]

Great Video, I love the sea shanties in the background

[@murgatroydfungus4352]

The violin playing 'Drunken Sailor' in the background at around 2:00 to 3:30 gave me AC:4BF nostalgia.

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Simple history us so underrated😢

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not realllly everyone loves them

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it literally has 3 million subscribers lmao

[@BA9000]

3:51 Me, 4 months into quarantine, going mad and eating my pet fish, sploshy.

[@Turkichkebap]

man i love the fact you played "drunken sailor" its one of my fav sea shanties!

[@joshuashalom4594]

I can’t stop watching these videos

[@b_f_d_d]

They are addicting to watch

[@albinoman13bt]

I think you missed a fun fact. The reason "Limey" is old slang for a British person is from their consumption of lime juice to fight scurvy. The lime juice wasn't as good, but Brits didn't always get along with the powers that produce lemons and oranges.

[@Evosti]

For all of you being like "CoMmEnTs 4 DaYs AgO" its because simple history gives early acces to members who click the join button.

[@nood1le]

Yeah but I don't understand how comments are from 4 days ago if the video was uploaded 6 hours ago

[@forsell6650]

@@nood1le The video was made public at that point. Members are able to view the videos before we're able to see the video. It's just how KZbin phrases it.

[@eddiedaddy7702]

Smartass

[@captainsternn7684]

@0:45 The description of the deterioration of the Sailors body on long ocean voyages is oddly reminiscent of the deterioration on Astronauts/Cosmonauts body on long space missions.

[@chewedon]

Where can I buy that nice coat at 6:00 ? Damn, look so good.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Sailor: *EXIST* Scorbut: I Am About End This Man's Whole Career.

[@joaquinandreu8530]

Garlic: shut up Scurvy!

[@draugrdraugr]

0:36 what are those Hobbits in cloaks doing to those men?!

[@THEWATCHER4670]

love the back ground sounds and song of sails & swords

[@Nothinggirl]

Thinking about all those pointless deaths really sucks

[@fallen6060]

Imagine what reaction a kid that says: “I wanna be a pirate!” would have if they see this lel. Btw. 2:14 I like that there's an AC Valhalla background song there! ;D

[@ijustdontcareanymore1022]

I wonder if that guy from BuzzFeed had ever got scurvy since he apparently ''never ate fruits or vegetables before''.😉

[@Idk-hj9nk]

He probably takes vitamin c pills

[@have_been_gavin7601]

I hope they hit 3 mil, ive been watching them for about 2 years now

[@joannapodkowiak364]

I like how you put a song from Sea Of Thieves 2:13

[@chheinrich8486]

"What shall we do with the drunten sailor" plays in the Background at one Point, perfect

[@WritingFighter]

I'll never forget an episode of _Untold Stories from the E.R._ where idiot parents brought in their young son suffering from scurvy because they only fed him oatmeal, sometimes with brown sugar and literally nothing else because the kid was a picky eater. Being so rare, it took the doctor a long time to realize what was happening to the poor kid.

[@Tarik360]

Grogg which was a watered-down ration of rum had citrus mixed in as a bid to preserve fruit and to even further reduce scurvy cases.

[@bigman9490]

so a youtube channel called Townsends is a 17th century channel which often makes food from that time period for anyone interested. He made some of the food stuffs in the video. Great channel. I like watching it when I want something wholesome.

[@SportsFan824]

"Why are sailors so unhealthy." Well you fancy young yacht sailor from a millionaire father can say other ways.

[@Al3x10_]

#spaniardgang Spanish Empire is sooo underrated sometimes

[@jameswitkowski6957]

I have noticed a couple of animations in a few videos showing characters welding steel or the term welding being spoken. Maybe a video showing what the trade is will be very fun to make and show for people to use in the classroom.👨🏻‍🏭👨🏼‍🏭👨🏽‍🏭👨🏾‍🏭👨🏿‍🏭👨‍🏭

[@lurdesfaro923]

There are references to this desease in the Portuguese literature from the XVI century. Portuguese sailors from XV and XVI century often died from it. The interesting thing is that the island of Curaçao probably has its name due to scurvy. In old Portuguese language "curação" means cure, and that island was called by the Portuguese "ilha da curação" or "island of the cure" because when the sailors got there, after many months at the sea, they ate fruit and fresh food and the symptoms of the desease disappeared.

[@davidmeyer6908]

"I hate it when you talk of the service in this way. It makes me feel so very low." -Capt. Jack Aubrey

[@ColoradoStreaming]

Probably one of the most underrated movies of all time. The opening scene in the fog was top notch.

[@richardpowell4281]

Even to this day it's hard to resupply ships at sea. If you're out to sea more than a few weeks you start to run out of things like eggs, bread, and fresh fruit.

[@CosmosBFN]

I like the sound effects. Nice

[@nicholaswolf2756]

Hey simple history! Is it possible you could do a video on the story behind the STG-44 assault rifle?

[@mitsuki4439]

When ur too early and there's no interesting comment yet

[@paulcowlishaw]

When your late and you see a comment like this.

[@DanLoadan]

@@paulcowlishaw good one

[@imremu]

They probably smell "Fishy"

[@joshuafiumara996]

Hey simple history can you do a video on the intercontinental ballistic missile?

[@reichtangle7734]

Can we have a Cromwell tank vid or a Churchill tank?

[@harambegamingoof5313]

We're waiting for the yugoslavian army xd

[@tompegorinno5141]

And Yugoslav Civil War

[@harambegamingoof5313]

@@tompegorinno5141 no anything but that

[@hazzmati]

@@tompegorinno5141 any videos about the yugoslav civil war will lead to flame war in the comments. Not worth it

[@cyrus1635]

Tom Pegorinno it will start Balkan wars in comments

[@thelonewanderer2550]

Royal Yugoslav army

[@arnoldradjagukguk8591]

Simple history: Why are sailors so unhealth? Me: Why is his skin light green? Are they really that unhealthy??

[@TantiPraenuntiaFabam]

was this supposed to be funny

[@kieranh2005]

Jaundice causes skin and the irises of eyes to turn yellow.

[@cristianvandenbosse8989]

Could You do a vid on the fall of Srebrenica and on the siege of vienna or the dutch revolution

[@therepublicoftexas1539]

Can y’all do an episode on the Alamo

[@BioHunter1990]

How you say “Admiralty” is so odd...

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

Like “Admirality” makes sense. Or speciality or aluminium.

[@user-wz6qf7td1j]

0:12 LOL

[@Ssmonk...]

What is the music that is playing in the background? Ik it’s drunken sailor, but I can’t find this version on KZbin

[@xenroah]

love the vid