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  2. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The first closed sewer constructed in Paris was designed by Hugues Aubird in 1370 on Rue Montmartre (Montmartre Street), and was 300 meters long. The original purpose of designing and constructing a closed sewer in Paris was less-so for waste management as much as it was to hold back the stench coming from the odorous waste water. [64]

  3. Why Heidi Pratt and Leighton Meester's Early 2000s Pop Songs ...

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    Fans of the couple, who rose to fame on MTV's The Hills, soon rallied and started streaming Heidi's music. The singer's 2010 album, titled Superficial , quickly reached #1 on iTunes charts.

  4. 21 Songs From the 1990s That Feel Like They Came Out ... - AOL

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    Colorful costumes, endless radio play, and big-money music videos supported the top tunes throughout the '90s. In short, it was a time of musical triumph — and some of the decade’s biggest ...

  5. Sewerage - Wikipedia

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    Map of London sewer network, late 19th century. Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer.

  6. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  7. 22 Songs from the '90s You Forgot You Were Obsessed With - AOL

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    You're wearing '90s clothes.You're fondly remembering '90s brands.Even looking at a choker makes you, well, choke up. If you're of a certain age (that is, my age), there is also a bracket of pop ...

  8. Paris sewers - Wikipedia

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    The sewer system plays a key part in H. L. Humes's 1958 novel, The Underground City. Humes, an American novelist, was a cofounder of the Paris Review. The sewer features in a section of Max Brook's World War Z. Many people fled to the sewers to escape the dead, but were followed, leaving one of the most dangerous campaigns of the "war".

  9. 21 Songs From The '90s And '00s That Were, Are, And ... - AOL

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    inspired '90s music fans to boldly have a fun time, let loose, and, of course, do it in style. A going-out playlist would be incomplete without this song, which was one of greatest bops of the decade.