Although canvas is usually made of cotton or linen today, historically it was made from hemp. This explains its similarity to the word cannabis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canβ¦
The first documented use of toilet paper dates back in 589AD in early medieval China. Elsewhere, wealthy people wiped themselves with wool, lace or hemp, while others used their hand when defecating into rivers, using rags, wood shavings, leaves, grass, hay, stones, sand, moss,water, snow, etc. wikipedia.org/wiki/Toiletβ¦
1k-10k sheets of toilet paper were manufactured during the early 14th century, what is now Zhejiang province... Elsewhere, wealthy people wiped themselves with wool, lace or hemp, while less wealthy people used their hand when defecating into rivers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toiβ¦
In order to bolster the English navy with rope, sails, and netting, Henry VIII ordered that farmers grow 1/4 acre of hemp for every 60 acres of farmland, otherwise theyβd be fined three shillings and four pence. Elizabeth I raised the fine to Β£5. ecohustler.com/article/thβ¦
Manila folders are named after Manila hemp, a fiber from a banana plant which is native to the Philippines (Capital: Manila). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manβ¦
In Common Sense, a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain for the 13 Colonies, when listing the defense resources they have, says there is so much Hemp flourishing in the colonies "even to [the point of] rankness" ushistory.org/paine/commoβ¦
Ford once created a vehicle made out of plant materials. "Ford's 1941 biological car β made of soybean, wheat, hemp, flax and ramie fibers in a soy-based phenolic resin β weighed 1,000 pounds less than a steel car" exclusive.multibriefs.comβ¦
The tensile strength of plated bamboo cables is as strong as or stronger than a steel cable of the same size. Hemp rope loses 20% of its strength when wet while bamboo cables increase in strength by as much as 20% when wet. makawear.com/blog/things-β¦
The safety system for the Chicago Pile, the first nuclear reactor, consisted of a man with an ax and a man with a bucket. In the case of a runaway reaction, one would cut a hemp rope attached to a control rod, and the other would throw a bucket of concentrated cadmium nitride over the pile en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrβ¦
Today I learned about Hempcrete or Hemplime: a bio-composite material- a mixture of hemp hurds and lime used as a material for construction and insulation. It is marketed under names like Hempcrete, Canobiote, Canosmose, and Isochanvre. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemβ¦
In the UK, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I both passed laws mandating landowners grow a quota of hemp on their land. Earliest evidence of hemp in the UK is found in Viking settlements, likely for fishing nets and rope. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canβ¦
Today I learned about "Hemp for Victory" - A film made by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to promote farmers growing Cannabis Sativa for WWII. youtube.com/watch?v=d3rolβ¦
The word "canvas" is traced to Old French canevas, which in turn may be from Vulgar Latin cannepaceus, meaning "made of hemp," derived from the Greek word ΞΊΞ¬Ξ½Ξ½Ξ±Ξ²ΞΉΟ (cannabis). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canβ¦
In 1586 a pregnant widow wrote a letter to her partner, who had died at the age of 30. This was found by archaeologists in South Korea in 1998, intact with the man's mummified body and a pair of sandals woven from hemp and the woman's hair. lettersofnote.com/2012/09β¦
The English words 'cannabis' and 'canvas' come from the same Scythian (or Thracian) word. Which the Greek called 'KΓ‘nnabis' and in Vulgar Latin 'Cannapaceus' which means "made of hemp". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etyβ¦
Manila Envelopes are so named because they were originally made from the hemp of bananas native to the Philippines. (Manila is the capitol of The Philippines.) jampaper.com/blog/why-areβ¦
Today I learned of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, released in 1894 by the British Government. It was the first real scientific study about the effects of marijuana, and stated that moderate use of the drug was almost completely harmless. wikiwand.com/en/Indian_Heβ¦
The first products designed specifically to wipe after using the bathroom were aloe-infused sheets of manila hemp but people rejected them in favor of the Sears Roebuck Catalog mentalfloss.com/article/2β¦
The earliest archaeological evidence of humans smoking weed stems from a 5,000 year old grave site in Romania which contained a "pipe-cup" with burnt hemp seeds in it. researchgate.net/publicatβ¦
William Randolph Hearst used his influence to help push marijuana tax act 1937 to squash the hemp industry to protect his paper making business. Basically halting use of hemp one of the worlds strongest natural fibers just for his personal profit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilβ¦
The manila folder was originally made from manila hemp and was invented during the Civil War when a document folder was needed during a retreat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manβ¦
In 1937 legislators intentionally used the wrong word (marijuana) in their devastating new tax law against cannabis to get it passed secretly. This was designed to keep hemp from becoming a competitor with a product the secretary of the treasury had massive investments in: nylon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marβ¦
Today I learned of the Indian hemp drugs commission in 1893-94 which investigated the physical, mental and moral consequences of using hemp en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indβ¦
The use of the word "marijuana" instead of cannabis, hemp, etc. increased dramatically in the 1930s, when it was preferred as an exotic-sounding alternative name. It has been suggested that it was popularized by opponents of the drug, who wanted to stigmatize it with a "foreign-sounding name". books.google.com/books?idβ¦
When Rudolph Diesel produced his engine in 1896, he assumed that it would run off of vegetable and seed oils - especially hemp. ozarkia.net/bill/pot/blunβ¦
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