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    Posted: 01-Apr-2012 at 19:06

Until the 16th century lunatics could be sent to sea as it was thought the air would do them good. This was a convenient way of getting rid of village idiots who would otherwise have drained the parish funds. As a result, many died of depression, drowning or sickness far from their family
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During the age of sail, it was thought sailors were all mad because they were always hitting their heads on low beams below decks
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