How A “Sea-Worm” Inspired Marc Brunel To Dig London’s Thames Tunnel

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1843, the opening of the Thames Tunnel in London, the first tunnel of its kind and one inspired by a mollusc known as a shipworm. Plus: today in 2024, a story from Cheshire Live about a woman who came to the local animal hospital with a baby hedgehog in need of rescuing. Or at least that’s what she thought. The Epic Struggle to Tunnel Under the Thames (Smithsonian)Woman mistakes bobble for baby hedgehog and rushes it to Cheshire animal hospital (Cheshire Live)We think you’ll really dig backing our show on Patreon

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