### id261665667 scurvy prevention was forgotten 7 different times > As another example, the cure for scurvy was lost and rediscovered *seven* different times between 1400 and its final discovery in 1907. That’s *crazy*. You wouldn’t think “eat a fresh orange” would be so hard for a society to remember, and yet there it is. Arguably, this is an argument we should focus on better archiving of information. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fqpd0gkc38k4j3w3gjp32wpy) - [[Review How To Invent Everything by Alex Irpan#id261665667 scurvy prevention was forgotten 7 different times|View in Vault]]