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the navy's official excuse to water down rum and call it discipline.

naval originBritish sailors received daily grog rations until 1970
named afterAdmiral Vernon, nicknamed Old Grog for his coat
the cloakGrogram fabric gave the admiral and drink their name
scurvy fighterLime added later helped prevent vitamin deficiency
groggy rootsFeeling groggy traces directly to too much grog
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