It was the first breath of the new moon, but the whole of it was visible, a perfect ball of violet and indigo cupped in a sickle of light, luminous among the stars.

I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock &#39;n&#39; roll sensibility.

Even the choicest words lose their power when they are used to overpower.

The inclusion of lemon or lime juice in grog, made compulsory in 1795, therefore reduced the incidence of scurvy dramatically. And since beer contains no vitamin C, switching from beer to grog made British crews far healthier overall.

Written By Tom Standage

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