On Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the tragic event, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The

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