Most Uninteresting Fact Of The Day

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"I've got a golden ticket.
I've got a golden ticket.
I've got a golden ticket and......."

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, BOOM!
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!!!!

Cee-Jay-Cee

My 18 month old daughter is in the corner crouched down making a poo (in her nappy)

Capt'n Midnight

There was an election on Friday

Maphisto

I was reading the Triathlon thread. Reading the thread is enough exercise before you ask.

Apparently there is a "No nipple rule" during transitions that applies to men and women just to be fair and equal :P

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057214921

dgt

Sometimes when I fart on the toilet, I poop too

gugleguy

Run to go faster than walking.

stefan idiot jones

Americans call sweets 'candy'.

As usual, they are wrong.

gugleguy

The colour of Toilet Paper bought in the shop has no bearing on how it feels to your bum.:)

Arthur Beesley

Deleted User wrote: »

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, BOOM!
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!!!!

Why is there an interesting fact in this thread? Post reported.

donegal.

saucyleopard wrote: »

When water freezes it actually expands -- oops, is that too interesting ? Sorry!

water starts to expand at 4 degrees

donegal.

i don't know how to type that little circle that means degrees.

dee_mc

donegal. wrote: »

i don't know how to type that little circle that means degrees.

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Just for you

saucyleopard

I must have been smarter when I was younger because in my teens I knew it all and now in my forties I can see how little I actually know! Did I forget it all as I got older?

Pumpkinseeds

It's Summer.

Pumpkinseeds

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

It's a wet Summer.

fyp :P

cml387

Nobody knows what the SYS REQ key on a PC keyboard does.
Even if they now go and look up the Wiki entry they still won't know.

Sunnyisland

At the moment I am sitting on a balcony typing this and looking across at morocco.

dee_mc

realies wrote: »

At the moment I am sitting on a balcony typing this and looking across at morocco.

Wrong thread, that's at least jealousy-inducing and at most mildly interesting

donegal.

superglue melts styrofoam

stefan idiot jones

I cycle through seven sets of traffic lights on the way to work. Sometimes I even stop.

I stubbed a toe and my pedicure is ruined.

It was a dark red too, easily noticed. Its ruined my day, but I'll try cope.

--LOS--

Donegal broken up reads done gal

Fox_In_Socks

donegal. wrote: »

superglue melts styrofoam

Acetone dissolves superglue.


Care to parley further?

TiGeR KiNgS

Did you know

'Xpose girls are more glam than me' – Lucy Kennedy

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/x...-30326615.html

Lyaiera

TiGeR KiNgS wrote: »

Did you know

'Xpose girls are more glam than me' – Lucy Kennedy

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/x...-30326615.html

Marc Bolan would put them all to shame, the amateurs.

Swan Curry

On the cover page of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level English Paper 1 exam paper there are 175 upper case letters.

Yes,I am procrastinating.

Lyaiera

Lyaiera wrote: »

Marc Bolan would put them all to shame, the amateurs.

Marc Bolan's biggest hit was a tree.

--LOS--

June 4, 2014 is the 155th day of the year 2014 in the Gregorian calendar.

There are 210 days remaining until the end of this year.

The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

Fox_In_Socks

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Acetone dissolves superglue.

And also removes nail polish.

Sunnyisland

I just got AU$10.5 Million from a Diplomat from the Caribbeans named Harry Vanderbilt and I am not interested.

Capt'n Midnight

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Acetone dissolves superglue.

Chlorine trifluoride "dissolves" most things.

dgt

I've just cooked a pizza thats half done on one side and well done on the other

Sir Arthur Daley

dgt wrote: »

I've just cooked a pizza thats half done on one side and well done on the other

One of the flaws of a fan oven.

--LOS--

dgt wrote: »

I've just cooked a pizza thats half done on one side and well done on the other

Turn it around and put it back in or cut it in half and put it back.


I had pizza as well too. I felt the need to tip the delivery guy because it was raining, is that an uninteresting fact?

Sir Arthur Daley

--LOS-- wrote: »

I felt the need to tip the delivery guy because it was raining, is that an uninteresting fact?

Depends what you tipped him with?

FullblownRose

Deleted User wrote: »

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, BOOM!
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!!!!

The manure was usually bat 'guano' or bat poo.

--LOS--

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Depends what you tipped him with?

€2 I'm sure I made his night, I apologised for the rain as well

Sir Arthur Daley

--LOS-- wrote: »

€2 I'm sure I made his night, I apologised for the rain as well

If he got €2 from every delivery he would not be doing so bad. why was it raining at your place?

--LOS--

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

If he got €2 from every delivery he would not be doing so bad. why was it raining at your place?

why was it raining?? Cos weather! I meant to say sorry for making you come out in the rain, but I said oh sorry for the rain >.<

Sir Arthur Daley

--LOS-- wrote: »

I meant to say sorry for making you come out in the rain, but I said oh sorry for the rain >.<

Maybe he is a Pluviophile?

--LOS--

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Maybe he is a Pluviophile?

:P I see what you did thar

LizzieJones

I had a cup of tea today and deliberately left out the milk and sugar.

stefan idiot jones

My favourite word is 'Buffoon'

wexfordman2

I have an itch on the right side of my head.

wexfordman2

I have just scratched the itch in the right side of my head.

wexfordman2

I no longer have an itch on the right side of my head.

wexfordman2

I now have an itch in the left side of my head

Guess what I'm going to do now!!

wexfordman2

I have just scratched the itch on the left side of my head

wexfordman2

I no longer have an itch on the left side of my head