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minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoA century ago, we had a disaster caused by a tsunami of molasses 25 ft high, going 35 mph
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI don’t know if you’re from here or I gave too many hints, making it too easy to search, but YES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood
minus-squareLordPassionFruit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoWhen I was a kid (primary school, ~2010), I watched a History Channel show about it with my little brother. Back then, we just thought the “Boston Molassacre” was a funny name for a tragedy, so it’s stuck in my head.
A century ago, we had a disaster caused by a tsunami of molasses 25 ft high, going 35 mph
Boston
I don’t know if you’re from here or I gave too many hints, making it too easy to search, but YES
When I was a kid (primary school, ~2010), I watched a History Channel show about it with my little brother.
Back then, we just thought the “Boston Molassacre” was a funny name for a tragedy, so it’s stuck in my head.