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A vessel made fast to the bottom using a single anchor is said to be “anchored.”  If two anchors are used, the boat is said to be “moored.”  (Cmdr Bob)

A kind of tortoise in the Galapagos Islands has an upturned shell at its neck so that it can reach its head up to eat cactus branches. (ks)

The word, posh, which denotes luxurious rooms or accommodations, originated when ticket agents in England marked the tickets of travelers going by ship to the Orient. Since there was no air conditioning in those days, it was always better to have a cabin on the shady side of the ship as it passed through the Mediterranean and the Suez area. Since the sun is in the south, those with money paid extra to get cabins on the left, or port side of the ship, traveling to Asia, and on the right, or the starboard side of the ship, when returning to Europe. Hence, their tickets were marked with the initials for Port Outboard Starboard Homebound, or POSH. (ks)

The pupil of an octopus’ eye is rectangular. (ks)

When ocean tides are at their highest, they are called “spring tides.”  When they are at their lowest, they are called “neep tides.” (ks)

It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be 1 pound. (ks)

Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy. (ks)

The physically smallest post office in the United States is in Ochopee, Florida, in the heart of the Everglades. (ks)

Ochopee, Florida post office

The city with the most Rolls Royces per capita is Hong Kong. (ks)

Where did the term, scuttlebutt, originate?  A butt was a barrel. Scuttle meant to chop a hole in something. The scuttlebutt was a water barrel with a hole cut into it so that sailors could reach in and dip out drinking water. The scuttlebutt was the place where the ship’s gossip was exchanged. (U Curling)

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