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Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Sunday, 29-Mar-2026 14:24:42 JST Today I learned

TIL that the 1814 London Beer Flood sent a 4.6 meter wave of beer through a neighborhood killing 8 people 5 of whom were mourners at a toddler's wake. The brewery nearly went bankrupt but was bailed out by a government tax rebate on the beer that killed people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s6lzbz/til_that_the_1814_london_beer_flood_sent_a_46/
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  TIL that the 1814 London Beer Flood sent a 4.6 meter wave of beer through a neighborhood killing 8 people 5 of whom were mourners at a toddler's wake. The brewery nearly went bankrupt but was bailed out by a government tax rebate on the beer that killed people.
  
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