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London’s Underground River

Miss Cellania — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:26:54 +0000

The River Fleet in London is a tidal river that once provided water for many industries. Over the years, it became quite polluted, then was consigned to flow underneath the city as London grew, until it was eventually incorporated into the sewer system. But the river is still there, filling its tunnels at high tide and ebbing to a trickle at low tide. Read about what happened to the River Fleet and see plenty of pictures at Kuriositas. Link

(Image credit: Flickr user sub-urban.com)

Visiting Cowboys Save City Horse From Drain

Tiffany — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:31:13 +0000

A carriage horse in Memphis, Tennessee had a wild weekend. The horse slipped on some manure and ended up stuck in a drain. Lucky for the horse some real cowboys were in town for a roping contest. The cowboys were able to slide the horse out of the drain using the manure like grease. The horse walked away without a scratch while one of the cowboys walked away covered in manure.

Laughing and pointing at Murrah, Johnson said, “He had the nice end of it. He had the tail!”

Murrah added, “Yea! I had manure from here all the way up to here.”

Stephanie Scurlock of WREG has more: Link

Goldfish Bathplug

Miss Cellania — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:38:47 +0000

Well, isn’t this cute? And it keeps the water from going down the drain while you bathe. Link -via Swiss Miss