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Why did sailors use turtles as a supply of fresh meat?

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Sailors used turtles as a supply of fresh meat because, when they ran out of meat, turtles are the only supply of meat in the ocean that don't have a high level of Mercury in their blood (which can cause someone to get sick or die).

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