Do soldiers have toilet paper?

There are essentially two kinds of toilet paper in this world, the good kind and the Army kind. (It can also be used as high grit sand paper.)

Does the army burn poop?

Military veterans deployed overseas in the last two decades know about large burn pits used for refuse disposal and the toxic smoke that filled the air above them. Forward operating bases often use burn pits to dispose of nearly every kind of waste — including human feces — burning them with jet fuel.

What did they use for toilet paper in the 1600s?

People used leaves, grass, ferns, corn cobs, maize, fruit skins, seashells, stone, sand, moss, snow and water. The simplest way was physical use of one’s hand. Wealthy people usually used wool, lace or hemp.

How did people tell friend from foe in medieval warfare?

Compared to say, the 18th century, there wasn’t a standardized, color-coded way to tell friend from foe. Instead, there were a variety of kinds of battlefield identifications used in different times and places in the medieval era to identify individuals, groups within an army, and armies.

How clear was the visibility on a medieval battlefield?

Indeed compared with the smoke of an early modern battlefield, visibility on a medieval battlefield would be relatively clear (though this clarity would decrease as the 15th and 16th centuries progressed). It is important to remember that the melee was not necessarily the normal shape of medieval combat.

Why did sailors pee on the leeward side of the ship?

Because on a sailing ship, the wind was almost always coming from either behind or to one side of the ship. Only then could it fill the sails and move the ship. So if you urinated or defecated off the front of the ship, on the leeward side of the bow, the wind would carry your waste away from the ship.

How often did medieval people shower?

Some records state that, on average, every medieval person would shower between four and five times a year, and did it when their clothes were so stuck to the skin that it was no longer possible to take them off without water.