Sir_Squidstains
Sir_Squidstains t1_j821a8d wrote
Reply to TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Cool fact is the islands have so much phosphate as it has been a breeding ground for sea birds over millions of years who shit all over it.
Sir_Squidstains t1_iya5qqo wrote
Reply to LPT: If you are a man in a male-dominated office, volunteer to take meeting minutes as the meeting is about to begin. by ToastyCrumb
Oh I do this all the time. Then make sure to say ok minutes over and pass your notes and pen to the right or left
Sir_Squidstains t1_ixsbnzl wrote
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Lol yeah, that's what happened.
Sir_Squidstains t1_j86719x wrote
Reply to comment by found_goose in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Yeah the rich phosphate guano has been mainly mined off the island now, the guano has a much higher density of phosphate than coral naturally. Wouldn't be worth mining coral for phosphate if it didn't have the amount of guano Nauru had. Coral itself has barely any phosphate compared to guano