When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that engulfed the streets below. Dozens of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. T

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