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TIL of the “Curse of the White Star Line”. the company that owned the Titanic. The Titanic had 2 sister ships. The Britannic and the Olympic. The Titanic sank in 1912, the Britannic hit a mine and sank in 1916 and the Olympic had a mutiny in 1912 hit a warship in 1911, and a passenger ship in 1934

by whatilearned July 25, 2021, 2:57 am

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TIL In 1901 Hermann Ganswindt built and flew a rotating wing aircraft that carried two passengers on a fifteen-second flight. He also identified much of the underlying theories used in modern space ships, but his ideas were too far in advance of his time to be understood

by whatilearned July 20, 2021, 4:21 pm

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TIL that British and other commonwealth nations naval bases are considered ships, informally called stone frigates, in a practice that goes back to the 19th century because the navy is prohibited form ruling over land

by whatilearned July 16, 2021, 8:29 am

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TIL in 2020 the Marshall Islands, a country with about 60,000 inhabitants, had 3,683 ship registrations. This was due to MI’s status as a flag of convenience – a country with advantageous conditions for registering ships there instead of the owner’s country.

by whatilearned July 11, 2021, 12:15 am

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TIL that loose lips did not sink ships: “There’s no evidence of shipping losses due to talkative civilians during World War II.”

by whatilearned July 9, 2021, 2:28 pm

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TIL of 16th century Korean Admiral Yi Sun-Sin. Although having no prior naval experience, he was undefeated at sea and never lost a single ship. In his most famous battle he commanded 13 ships against the Japanese’s 330 and won, all whilst recovering from having been recently tortured.

by whatilearned June 25, 2021, 10:40 pm

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TIL the most successful pirate in history was a woman called Ching Shih, prostitute wed to Cheng I during the Qing dynasty, who succeeded him and commanded over 1,800 pirate ships, and an estimated 80,000 men. She finally retired in 1810 by accepting an offer of amnesty from the Chinese government.

by whatilearned June 18, 2021, 7:12 pm

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TIL Prof. David Neivandt at the University of Maine used ground-up lobster shells and other materials to develop biodegradable golf balls because dumping the balls into the sea is outlawed as the plastic does not break. These balls are intended for use on cruise ships or driving ranges by the ocean.

by whatilearned June 14, 2021, 9:31 pm

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TIL dazzle camouflage is a type of ship camouflage which uses complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colors to conceal the ship’s range, speed and heading. There is limited evidence that it works but it did catch the attention of artists including Picasso.

by whatilearned June 10, 2021, 9:43 pm

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Norovirus Outbreak Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag A new study shows just how easy it is to catch norovirus, the fast-spreading stomach bug that’s famous for causing misery on cruise ships.

by DailyHealthNews June 9, 2021, 6:36 am

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Taking a Shot at Sinking the "Cruise Ship" Virus An experimental vaccine shows promise for protecting people against a nasty stomach virus notorious for causing outbreaks of diarrhea and vomiting on cruise ships, in nursing homes, and in other close quarters.

by DailyHealthNews June 7, 2021, 10:38 am

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TIL of “floating armories”. Private military companies providing security against Somali pirates will station ships full of weapons in international waters. Other ships pick up and drop off weapons in the middle of the ocean, to avoid illegally bringing weapons into anyone’s territorial waters.

by whatilearned June 1, 2021, 7:04 am

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