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Municipal Messes

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History's grossest city disasters that actually happened! Join Dr. Tim Welch exploring urban catastrophes so smelly and bonkers that officials gave up solving them. From NYC's 1890s Horse Poop Apocalypse (4 MILLION pounds daily!) to London's Great Stink, each episode features verified facts that'll blow your mind. With segments like "Wait, That's Illegal?!" and "Kid City Council," it's educational fun for ages 6-16. Because the best way to learn history is through the messes people left behind! A production of LEARN CAUSE YOU CAN - where education meets entertainment.

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Episode 1: The Horse Poop Apocalypse 28.08.2025 15:19

In 1898, the world's smartest city planners gathered in New York for a 10-day conference to solve cities' biggest crisis. After just THREE days, they gave up completely. The problem? Horse poop. And we're not kidding. Welcome to the true story of New York's Horse Manure Crisis - when 200,000 horses produced 4 MILLION pounds of poop and 200,000 gallons of pee EVERY SINGLE DAY! Streets were literall...