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1894: The Great London Horse Manure Crisis. The streets of London were filled with horse manure as the city’s 50,000 horses produced thousands of tons of it per year! Newspapers predicted that manure would eventually bury the city entirely.

1950: Drunk Horse Causes Traffic Jam in Berlin. A mischievous horse wandered into a pub, ate fermented apples, and trotted into the middle of the road, causing a major traffic jam. Berliners dubbed him "the tipsy trotter," and his escapade made national news!