The Erfurt Latrine Disaster w/Annie Rauwerda
Why Is This Not a Movie? - A podcast by Mike Vago
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In 1184, two German nobles had a land dispute. They presented their case to the King at a monastery in the town of Erfurt. Dozens of nobles packed into the room... the floorboards gave way... and 100 people plunged into the latrine in the basement. Annie Rauwerda, the mind behind Depths of Wikipedia, takes us through history's number one number-two-related disaster.
