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Another hot day here in
Newie, I went to the falls program this morning that was good, I am
enjoying it.
Here are this weeks
gross facts this week I am writing about sewers which I am splitting
in two.
In
Victorian London human sewage drained into the river Thames turning
the drinking water brown
In
Mexico City in 2000 heavy rain broke down the wall of sewage canal,
thousands of homes were flooded with 1 metre high sewage
In
1848 a law was passed in the UK stating that all houses should have
an ash pit, where poo and wee fell into a pile of ash ready for
collection
London
built a modern sewage system after the great stink of 1858 when a
smell of poo hung over the city
Toilet
paper was first used in China more than 1500 years ago
GROSS! In Victorian London human sewage drained into the river Thames turning the drinking water brown.
ReplyDeleteoh gosh, I could done without knowing these things, but then again I could have not read them - however Jo-Anne, interesting.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have known these facts if you have not shared. Yuck! Imagine having to endure the great stink of poo over our city! Happy Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteHi Jo-Anne - but common practice in those days. Bazalgette (love his name!) built the sewer system under London - which is being expanded now ... the original one is beautifully built of bricks and huge ... and runs for miles ... as obviously does the new one. They've done various programmes on them - so interesting ... despite the grossness and the fact there are so many selfish people who don't realise that what they put down the loo doesn't help the system - hence the overload.
ReplyDeleteCheers Hilary
I'm forever grateful to the Chinese for inventing toilet paper! Happy Year of the Pig :)
ReplyDeleteSandie.........Yes really gross
ReplyDeleteMargaret.......Gross but interesting
Rita...........I know
Nancy............Yeah I am sure many feel the same
Hilary......I know people should think before they flush
Carol.........Me too great invention
When I was leaving work today, the 2nd shift Burmese workers were eating something that had to be by far the worst smelling thing I ever smelled a human being eat. It took me all the way home and a walk with Scrappy to get rid of the thought of it. I doubt the Thames could have held a candle to whatever it was...
ReplyDeleteChris.......Some people eat disgusting smelling and looking food
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