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Post up facts and things that hardly anyone knows...... (for entertainment purposes only. NO need to fact check)

Kern Dog said:
For the construction minded members.....
The ancient Romans are known for many innovations that were ahead of their time, including running water and a rotating dining room. But some of the civilization’s construction work seems ahead of even our time. Case in point: Concrete used in some ancient Roman construction is much stronger than most modern concrete, surviving for millennia and getting stronger, not weaker, over time. Roman concrete endures even in seismically active regions and without reinforcement. The secret ingredient? The sea...

According to a recipe by Roman engineer Marcus Vitruvius from 30 BCE, builders mixed this ancient mortar with a combination of volcanic ash, lime, and seawater, poured it into wooden molds, then soaked it in additional seawater. This created a strong concrete suitable for dramatic structural designs. The material essentially reinforced itself over time, especially in, but not limited to, marine environments. Some 2,000-year-old sea walls, such as those lining the Italian coast, are near-indestructible, and the basic method has also kept walls in the Trajan’s Market archaeological complex standing since the second century CE...

As the ancient concrete ages, moisture dissolves volcanic ash and triggers a chemical reaction that causes small crystals to form. These crystals resemble materials that engineers add to concrete to toughen it up today, but because they develop naturally after the structure is already in place, they’re able to further bind the concrete together, particularly in porous areas that are usually weak...

Roman concrete is also more environmentally friendly than most modern cement - the key active ingredient in today’s concrete - which requires extremely high temperatures to create. The volcanic ash and similar compounds, collectively called pozzolan, bake at much lower temperatures, and the resulting crystals don’t require heat to form...

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That's pretty amazing.
I don't know what the second century "CE" is though. Is that BC or AD?
 
It is a BS way around using Before Christ (BC) and Anno Domini (AD).
CE is supposed to denote Common Era.
 
The world’s oldest whisky has been discovered in the cellar of a Scottish castle – nearly 200 years after it was distilled.

Around 40 bottles of the whisky, which was distilled in 1833 and bottled in 1841, were found behind a hidden cellar door in Blair Castle in Perthshire.

Bertie Troughton, resident trustee at Blair Castle, discovered the whisky at the back of a shelf in the 750-year-old castle.

Now, 24 of the bottles are set to be sold by Perth based Whisky Auctioneer in November. The bottles are estimated to fetch £10,000 each.
 
Kern Dog said:
It is a BS way around using Before Christ (BC) and Anno Domini (AD).
CE is supposed to denote Common Era.
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Nope...still none the wiser.
 
I'm clearly not a 190 IQ guy so those terms are not commonly spoke in my circle of friends and family but I was familiar with them.
 
Kern Dog said:
I'm clearly not a 190 IQ guy so those terms are not commonly spoke in my circle of friends and family but I was familiar with them.
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Don't worry Greg, you're in good company around here......I don't think we have many in the membership who are Mastermind contenders.

Even fewer at 318's Only. :poke:
 
Kern Dog said:
I'm clearly not a 190 IQ guy so those terms are not commonly spoke in my circle of friends and family but I was familiar with them.
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There might be seven living people on the entire planet with an IQ of 190 & above.
 
kiwigtx said:
No soap on a rope??? :lol:
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Reading materials???

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Kern Dog said:
According to a recipe by Roman engineer Marcus Vitruvius from 30 BCE, builders mixed this ancient mortar with a combination of volcanic ash, lime, and seawater, poured it into wooden molds, then soaked it in additional seawater. This created a strong concrete suitable for dramatic structural design.
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But salt in modern concrete corrodes the rebar, if used, and weakens the concrete.
 
$4.90--PALMERS LOTION I don't know what that's used for in a Super Max but I don't think I'd want my cellmate buying it.
 
The average American consumes 27 pounds of rice a year.
 
April 15 is a good day to stay in bed.
Lincoln dies from assassination.
Titanic sinks from collision.
Boston marathon is bombed
Note Dame cathedral burns
Hillsboro stadium stampede. 96 dead.
Joe "the Boss" Masseria assassinated in his office, by four famous gangsters, ending the Castllammarese war.


And Tax day.
 
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