Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

More than 150 years ago "Guano Islands Act stated that any guano islands unclaimed or unoccupied by others could be claimed and mined, and the guano delivered to the United States at a low price for the benefit of its citizens. This act authorized our nation's earliest significant annexations of lands beyond the continent."

My reading last night on loads of poo and Mr Haber - Mr Bosch took me to the fertilizer wars. WW1, WW2 and all over poo not being enough to feed us all ( when there was a LOT less of us)

Spain butt kicked by two South American countries ( as was America)

Who would have thought a load of bird poo would create US laws that are still active today and 96 islands the used those laws for mostly still in US hands

Great reading. Almost tempted to skip work to finish it

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

More than 150 years ago "Guano Islands Act stated that any guano islands unclaimed or unoccupied by others could be claimed and mined, and the guano delivered to the United States at a low price for the benefit of its citizens. This act authorized our nation's earliest significant annexations of lands beyond the continent."

My reading last night on loads of poo and Mr Haber - Mr Bosch took me to the fertilizer wars. WW1, WW2 and all over poo not being enough to feed us all ( when there was a LOT less of us)

Spain butt kicked by two South American countries ( as was America)

Who would have thought a load of bird poo would create US laws that are still active today and 96 islands the used those laws for mostly still in US hands

Great reading. Almost tempted to skip work to finish it

Nope, you can't do that as THEY may want you to attend another time consuming Covid Course.

Oh ****! We didn't have piles of bird **** here did we?

Originally Posted by 4bee

time consuming Covid Course.

Covid consumes precisely ZERO% of my time. Right up there with climate change.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

More than 150 years ago "Guano Islands Act stated that any guano islands unclaimed or unoccupied by others could be claimed and mined, and the guano delivered to the United States at a low price for the benefit of its citizens. This act authorized our nation's earliest significant annexations of lands beyond the continent."
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Why do you think Australia has Christmas Island? (Same deal!)

Originally Posted by Tins

Covid consumes precisely ZERO% of my time. Right up there with climate change.

I think J1's circumstances might be a bit different.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Why do you think Australia has Christmas Island? (Same deal!)

Naru as well History of Nauru - Wikipedia

Went to school with a mate from Nauru in Ballarat. He was a jovial guy. bird poo politics in the cool book is now moved Nitrates and Iron clad warship from Puru V Chilean navy. To many WOW moments and even Charles Darwin involvement due some notes he took before he got the the Galapagos Islands - They moved to Nitrates from The Atacama Desert, Chile Atacama Desert was Peruvian before a Naval warthe Book is taking me to Germany BASF now.

Yes, I did not mention Nauru, because it is no longer Australian territory.

Germany WW1. Mr Fritz Haber was a interesting chap 1918 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for ammonia the Haber Bosch process which honesty feeds the world now. Infamous some not nice ways- he is also considered the father of Chemical Warfare. Not a achievement to be proud of I feel.