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Bug-infested biscuits were once a sailor's daily fare
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8 April 2024
Bug-infested biscuits were once a sailor's daily fare
For hundreds of years, sailors on long journeys survived largely on rations of rock-hard and frequently bug-infested biscuits. These biscuits had one redeeming quality: they could last more than five years without spoiling.

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