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We've been peeing away a fortune.

19 Oddly Practical Uses For Good Ole' Number One (Instead Of Flushing It)

January 01, 2022

Pee is the liquid of life – it runs through us all like a yellow brick road. Turns out urine's more valuable than we thought, and we've been pissing away a fortune in sparkling treasure. We know some of you you like to read Cracked on the can – now's your chance to let it flow while we golden shower you with facts about the world's most wonderful fluid. This pictograph is good to the last drop!

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM MAKE FERTILIZER Rich in nitrogen and nutrients, urine has been used as a fertilizer since ancient times. Piddle Plants A dozen people will produce enough urine each year to fertilize about one acre. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE GRACKED COM INJECT IT IN ANIMALS Tens of thousands of frogs were injected with women's urine during the 40s-60s. You won't believe what happened to me! Leak Frog It was a pregnancy test. If the woman was pregnant, the frog would produce a cluster of tiny eggs in hours. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM SOAK ACORNS The aboriginal people of the Columbia river valley used urine to cure acorns, called Chinook Olives by European settlers. Tinkle Treats Acorns were placed in a hole and covered with grass and dirt. Urine from every family member was poured in the hole for the next six months. It was considered a delicacy. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM PREPARE EGGS Virgin boy eggs are a popular traditional dish in parts of China. Green Eggs and Him Eggs are boiled in the urine of young boys for a day. When ready, they have a pale golden hue and the yolks turn green. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM MAKE GUNPOWDER Urine was used to make gunpowder. We're running low on ammo! Everyone start pissing! Number One With A Bullet Urine is a source of saltpeter, a key ingredient in gunpowder. Manufacturers filtered urine through straw to concentrate the salts for easy collection. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE GRACKED. COM PROTECT SOLDIERS During WWI, Allied troops were supplied with face- masks of cotton pads that had been soaked in urine. Piss Protection Your deadly gasses are no match for my pee pad! It was hoped that ammonia in the pad would neutralize deadly chlorine gas attacks. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM SOFTEN CLOTH Urine was crucial in wool production. Wee-wee wool Wool was placed in a barrel of stale urine and trampled on, to produce softer cloth. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM COLOR TAPESTRIES In the 1930s, Norwegian textile artist Hanna Ryggen kept a urine pot available for guests. A blue hue made with urine and indigo N.A TO was the main color she used in her tapestries. She called it Dye-ing for a piss 'potty blue.' From her 'Awkward Joker' period. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM CLEAN HIDES Ancient Romans used urine to tan leather. The ammonia in urine can remove hair and flesh from animal hides. MADE WITH 100% GENUINE ROMAN PISS Stinky Skins Then they used human and dog feces to soften it. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM RAISE REVENUE Roman Emperor Vespasian had the first public toilets built, and imposed a tax on the collection of urine from Roman sewage systems. Cash Flow When his son asked if a tax on urine was demeaning, Vespasian replied: 'money doesn't stink.' Urinals in Italy are still called Vespasiani in honor of the Emperor. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.G COM SCRUB YOUR HOUSE Urine has long been used as a cleaning agent. The ammonia in pee will cut grease and remove dirt. Washing Whizz Early Europeans often preferred pee to soap when cleaning their homes. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM MAKE DRUGS Urine from pregnant horses is used to make Premarin, an estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy. Equine Extract Urine from postmenopausal women is also used to make drugs such as Pergonal. — Source and Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM GROW TEETH Scientists are learning how to grow teeth out of urine. Potty Mouth They harvested stem cells from human pee and grew tiny tooth-like structures. The technique could lead to a way of replacing lost teeth. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE GRACKED COM MAKE A FOAMY BREW A Danish beer called 'Pisner,' is made using human urine. Bladder Brew 50,000 liters of pee were collected from a Danish music festival and used to fertilize barley grown for the beer. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM BAKE BREAD During WWII, prisoners in a Japanese internment camp wanted to make bread, but had no yeast. They used urine instead. The Yeasty Boys Prisoners filled drums with pee which was boiled down to isolate ammonia carbonate, which can be used as a yeast substitute. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM CHEAT A DRUG TEST Urine testing is commonly used to punish employees for taking drugs on their own time. Tricky Trickling Selling clean urine for sneaky substitution on these drug tests can be very lucrative! — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE GRACKED. COM CHARGE A BATTERY Urine can be used as a zero-waste energy source. Pee Power A microbial fuel cell uses electricity-producing bacteria to turn urine into cheap power. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM LIVE LONGER Morarji Desai, Prime Mini- ster of India from 1977-79, claimed his longevity was due to drinking urine. Не called it 'the water of life.' Liquid lunch Не said urine therapy was a perfect solution for millions of Indians who couldn't get medical treatment. — Source

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19 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH PEE CRACKED.COM CAST SPELLS ON A ROCK STAR For years, David Bowie kept his urine in his refrigerator. Keep your mitts off my pee jars! The Thin White Kook Не didn't want any wizards using it to cast spells on him! — Source

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