Fake urine poses law enforcement challenge. People trying to pass off another person's urine has long been an issue for Tippecanoe County, Ind., courts. In recent years, testers are seeing more synthetic urine kits. The (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal & Courier.
Quick Answer. The bathroom of a maritime vessel is known as the head because of its location aboard vessels in the bow or fore of the ship, as explained by the Naval Heritage and History Command. The term first appears in 1708 in Woodes Rogers' book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.. Continue Reading.
| Filed Under: Language Leave a Comment. A mess hall is what military types call their dining halls. The termâs origins go back to the Middle Ages when British sailors began calling their meagre, often grub-infested meals a mess, which they clearly were. Mess originally meant the food for one meal.