From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-568561-597680

How much garbage was in Paris during the 1400's?

Public sanitation was at an all-time low during the Middle Ages. Garbage was piled up so high outside the city of Paris during the 1400's that it interfered with the city's defenses.

This news arrived on: 06/20/2009

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