20 Interesting Facts about Pirates

A secret drink created by pirates to cure diseases

There was Grog, a drink created by British sailors by mixing their water with rum. And then there was a pirate version of Grog. This drink, apart from helping them avoid consuming salt water, worked as a cure for diseases too.Pirates recreated Grog by adding sugar and lemon juice to the rum. The addition of lemon juice actually prevented scurvy. It was said that half a pint of this power-packed drink was equivalent to 5 shots of alcohol.