A friend sent me this item about the origin of a common word. I’m not sure of its accuracy (okay .. I’m almost 100% certain it’s not<\/b> accurate), but it’s amusing.<\/p>\n
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything was transported by
\nship. It was also before commercial fertilizer’s invention, so large
\nshipments of manure were common. In dry form it weighed a lot
\nless than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only
\nbecame heavier, the process of fermentation began again,
\nof which a by-product is methane gas.<\/p>\n
\nAs the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what
\ncould, and did, happen. Methane began to build up below decks
\nand the first time someone came below at night with a lantern,
\nKA-BOOOOM!<\/p>\n
\nSeveral ships were destroyed in this manner before it was
\ndetermined just what was happening. After that, the bundles of
\nmanure were always stamped with the term “S.H.I.T” on them,
\nwhich meant to the sailors to “Ship High In Transit.” In other
\nwords, high enough off the lower decks so that any water that
\ncame into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start
\nthe production of methane.<\/p>\n
\nYou probably didn’t know this true history of the word SHIT.
\nNeither did I. I always thought it was a golf term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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