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A recent repost, but today's the anniversary, so drink some molasses in celebration of the sweetest massacre of US history! (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

[โ€“] JakenVeina@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

the resultant wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour)

JFC, that is so much more horrifying than I was imagining. I have TROUBLE imagining a wave of molasses moving that fast.