Kyle sent me this from work yesterday. He surely must be working hard...
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From the WIKIPEDIA article on Scurvy:
Scurvy awareness
On several American college campuses, such as those of Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Mellon University, students come together to flamboyantly spread awareness of scurvy. One reason for this may include the general association of scurvy with pirates (an iconic favorite of many college students), who, along with sailors, originally used limes as a somewhat less perishable source of Vitamin C to ward off the condition. The members of the Science Fiction Association of Johns Hopkins University (or Hopsfa) as such are known to dress as pirates (or wear pirate paraphernalia) while handing out free limes, oranges, and lemons to fellow students to keep its campus "scurvy-free." Another reason for the celebration of scurvy awareness may be a humorous allusion to the sometimes vitamin-deficient eating habits of students on college campuses.
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