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E99 · History Defeats Itself
A Sticky Situation
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It's almost one of those "stranger than fiction" kind of things but in 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses flowed throw the streets of north Boston after a tank burst. Why was there a tank holding 12,000 tons of molasses? Christmas cookies, obv. Molasses cookies are delicious.
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1 year agoIt's almost one of those "stranger than fiction" kind of things but in 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses flowed throw the streets of north Boston after a tank burst. Why was there a tank holding 12,000 tons of molasses? Christmas cookies, obv. Molasses cookies are delicious.
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