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It could be slower, I guess. When I was reluctant to do something as a kid, my mother would say I moved "slower than molasses in January." But did she know about this historical fact?

The Great Molasses Flood

Just how fast does molasses flow downhill in January?

by Perry Lowell

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Slower than molasses going downhill in January? How slow do you think that is? When I tell people about The Great Molasses Flood, they don't believe me... they think that I'm telling a tall tale, or it's an urban legend. But I assure you, it's the truth.

The Great Molasses Flood happened eighty years ago, on January 15th, in 1919 at the Boston, Massachusetts waterfront. Some people say, even to this day, that on a hot summer afternoon, the smell of molasses wafts 'round the New England Aquarium.

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It is believed that a quick rise in temperature caused the molasses to burst out of the storage tank at the Purity Distilling Company. Twenty-one people were killed and one hundred and fifty were injured. Over two million gallons of molasses poured out of the tank in eight to thirty-foot waves. It moved at speeds of up to 35 mph, destroying buildings, crushing cars, and knocking over elevated train trestles. The company ended up paying one million dollars in damages.

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