EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026 · 4 MIN
Episode 46- The Great Stink of London: When a City Couldn’t Escape Itself
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In the summer of 1858, London was overwhelmed by a smell so powerful it shut down government operations and forced a complete overhaul of the city’s infrastructure. In this episode of Mind-Blowing History, Historia explores how pollution, heat, and human waste created one of the most unbearable events in urban history—and changed modern sanitation forever.
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