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Manure… An interesting fact

Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas of course. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.
Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the instruction ‘ Stow high in transit ‘ on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ‘ S.H.I.T ‘ , (Stow High In Transit) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word.

Neither did I.

I had always thought it was a golf term.

If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one.

Large Swimming Pool

It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

Yesterday the Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

Large Swimming Pool

But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own - and you have the space to accommodate it - then beware: This one took five years to build, cost nearly $1 billion and the annual maintenance bill will be $2 million.

Chile’s monster pool uses a computer- controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.

The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.

The council told them that the house cannot be knocked down for historical purposes, in particular the main front part of the house must be intact… so that is what they kept…

We doooooooo…………

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced
Enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

(Hardly seems worth it)
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If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is
produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

(Now that’s more like it!)
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The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body
to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)
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A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 minutes.

(In my next life, I want to be a pig!)
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A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to
Death. (Creepy.)

(I’m still not over the pig!)
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour

(Don’t try this at home, maybe at work)
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The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to
Its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off.

(”Honey, I’m home. What the..?!”)
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The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It’s like a human jumping
the length of a football field.

(30 minutes… Lucky pig! Can you imagine?)
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The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)
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Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

(I still want to be a pig in my next life… Quality over quantity)
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Butterflies taste with their feet.

(Something I always wanted to know!)
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The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

(Hmmmmmm……)
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Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than
left-handed people.

(If you’re ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)
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Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

(okay, so that would be a good thing?!)
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A cat’s urine glows under a black light.

(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?!)
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An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

(I know some people like that!)
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Starfish have no brains

(I know some people like that too!)
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Polar bears are left-handed.

(If they switch, they’ll live a lot longer!)
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Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

(What about that pig?!!)

How to tell its going to be a cold day…

this looks cold…

bbbrrrrrrr….. nice and chilly…

Best representation of an internal combustion engine I’ve ever seen…

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies kneecaps don’t calcify (get hard) until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle” is the phrase inspired by this practice.

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

This is a picture of a public toilet in Houston:

Now that you’ve seen the outside view, take a look at the inside view…

It’s made entirely of one-way glass! No one can see you from the outside, but when you are inside, it’s like sitting in a clear glass box!

Now would you… COULD YOU… use it?!

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase……… “goodnight, sleep tight.”

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace

Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter “A”?
A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.

Q. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?
A. Honey

Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father’s Day

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

CocaCola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this…)

The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising a mediumsize dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

The average number of people airborne over the U.S. In any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades King David
Hearts Charlemagne
Clubs Alexander, the Great
Diamonds Julius Caesar

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.

Welcome to the town of Fucking…

An innocent little town in upper Austria, has a rather interesting name… (from an English perspective that is)… Here is a Fucking map:

Here is a Fucking sign:

And the Fucking newspaper article…

If I visit this town one day, I’ll send you a Fucking post card.

That’s not bogged! I’ve been bogged up to my aerial… and I still got out!