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WW1 Common Garden Slug Brigade
Did you know the lowly common garden slug was used to protect the United States soldiers during World War1? In June 1918 slugs were taken to the front battlefields during the last 5 months of the war. Mustard gas (a poison) was used on the battlefields. It's a deadly weapon. Garden slugs can detect mustard gas long before humans can, and indicate their discomfort to the gas. When they come in contact with the gas, in response to their distress they visibly compress their bodies and close their breathing pores in order to protect their lung membrane. When the soldiers in the trenches noticed this, they quickly put on their gas masks. The slug brigade saved many soldiers lives. Slugs can detect 1 particle per 10 - 12,000,000 particles of air, which is three times more than a human can. This was discoverd by Dr. Paul Bartsch from the Smithsonian Institute who had been studying garden slugs for almost a decade when the United States entered the war. In addition to mustard gas harming humans, many animals and birds developed pneumnoia when exposed to mustard gas. This danger made it difficult to keep the animals healthy on the front lines. So, there you have it... all you needed to know about the ugly common garden slug! Read more here about Dr. Paul Bartsch and the garden slug discovery: Sluggish Behavior (Cited from: http://www.militarian.com/threads/ww1-c ... ade.11948/)

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Wow... that's pretty Cool. I had no idea.

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Same. Very cool.

I felt a little bit sorry for the slugs though.


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Yesterday in history on this date in 1992 - some lucky blokes found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxne_Hoard

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Pablo wrote:
Yesterday some lucky blokes found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxne_Hoard

What did you mean by yesterday? That was in 1992?
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the customary practice at the time was to reward anyone who found and promptly reported a treasure trove with money equivalent to its market value, the money being provided by the national institution that wished to acquire the treasure. In November 1993, the Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee valued the hoard at £1.75 million (roughly equivalent to £3.27 million in 2016), which was paid to Lawes as finder of the treasure, and he shared it with farmer Peter Whatling. Three years later, the Treasure Act 1996 was enacted by Parliament which allowed the finder, tenant, and landowner to share in any reward.

I figured that the finder(s) would get a small reward... Looks like they were awarded the entire assessed value. Impressive.


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PMB wrote:
Pablo wrote:
Yesterday some lucky blokes found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxne_Hoard

What did you mean by yesterday? That was in 1992?
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the customary practice at the time was to reward anyone who found and promptly reported a treasure trove with money equivalent to its market value, the money being provided by the national institution that wished to acquire the treasure. In November 1993, the Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee valued the hoard at £1.75 million (roughly equivalent to £3.27 million in 2016), which was paid to Lawes as finder of the treasure, and he shared it with farmer Peter Whatling. Three years later, the Treasure Act 1996 was enacted by Parliament which allowed the finder, tenant, and landowner to share in any reward.

I figured that the finder(s) would get a small reward... Looks like they were awarded the entire assessed value. Impressive.


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Did the actual land owner get a slice originally? Seems that how the law changed. But yeah amazing find. Guy looking for his hammer!

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Very interesting, Chuck. Thanks.

I may take a small container of slugs to the next gun show with me.

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Very interesting, Chuck. Thanks.

I may take a small container of slugs to the next gun show with me.

To detect the smell of havent showered in a week and cat piss?

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Very interesting, Chuck. Thanks.

I may take a small container of slugs to the next gun show with me.

To detect the smell of havent showered in a week and cat piss?


I know of whom you speak....he seems to be getting worse...maybe mental health issues??

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Check this out ... Tow Truck driver may have struck gold...:thumbsup2:

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I may not care about pro sports, but this lady is hard core. 95 years old, oldest living nurse from WW II. WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam.
LTC Barbara Nichols:
http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/11/17 ... s-practice

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I may not care about pro sports, but this lady is hard core. 95 years old, oldest living nurse from WW II. WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam.
LTC Barbara Nichols:
http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/11/17 ... s-practice


Heck yeah ... I saw this on TV last night. :patriot:

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Today in 1776 was the Battle of Fort Lee. "These are the times that try men's souls "

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I will look these tidbits up as a refresher. http://www.revolutionarywar101.com/batt ... -fort-lee/

I think on how living conditions were back then... The poorest human in the USA is rich beyond belief in comparison. Even the homeless have access to so much more than the richest did 200+ years ago.

But the fellows on the battlefield were especially bereft of any comforts. Rags tied on their bloody feet for shoes, no real shelter from the elements, most basic of food when they could get that, and all while fighting against a well-fed and well-clothed powerful army.

There is another part to that quote that I repeat to my children occasionally. "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly."


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Yes I agree. And will add people don't even know who Thomas Paine is.

I'm just another old fart. Not sure how much longer I will give a damn.

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