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They Emptied The Canal For The First Time And Found This At The Bottom
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Jun 6, 2025
They Emptied This Canal For The First Time And Found This At The Bottom. Residents learned about a new chapter in the city’s history as the floor became visible. Assume that neither of them anticipated finding what they did. 🔔 Hit the bell next to Subscribe so you never miss a video! ❤️ Like, Comment and Subscribe if you are new to the channel! Join Our Family For More Exclusive Content and Perks : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaD4JxNYk29LHbHTOx3SQA/join 🔗 More Amazing Stories from Our Channel: ✅ Man Walks 20 Miles To Work Until One Day Cop Follows Him And Sees Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlFcQ0OF8g ✅In 1997, She Got Septuplets — See What They Look Like 21 Years Later! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQpSkmEv_Y #did_you_know
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a crowd has gathered on a cloudy day in
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Paris to witness what is happening on at
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the Canal San Maran everybody else just
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cannot take their gaze away from the
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action in front of them as the officials
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drained the river they all were looking
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forward to seeing how the shallow Waters
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fade what had been lurking all along in
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the Canal's Waters they found things
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about the canal that they had not
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foreseen after two centuries what did
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they find down there exactly but before
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new stories as the murky Waters receded
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the officials assessed them it's not
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very often that the unanswered questions
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of the ocean's deepest part are
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Unearthed the canal is 4.5 km in length
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after Napoleon bonapart authorized the
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project it was completed this canal was
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built mainly to provide safe drinking
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water to the 550,000 people who live in
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Paris even so he has been well aware
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that the population will almost probably
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start to increase in the near future he
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also dared to hope that having safe
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drinking water would Aid the City's
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health problems the canal s Martin runs
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for nearly 3 miles through the city at
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the time it also delivered food and
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construction materials to parisians all
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around the city two canals were built
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for much the same motive in the
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following decades the officials were
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were building the canal sandani and the
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canal delor the latter measured 3.4 m in
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width and 108 kilomet in length it ran
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from Port OES to the bassand de laet
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connecting the Canal San Martin and the
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bassand de laet it's important to
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remember that all of them are hundreds
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of years old the Canal San Martin is the
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most well-known of the three from the
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bassan de Aral to the plast laas it ran
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deep in the ground numerous people are
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familiar with the latter as pivotal
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events during the French Revolution
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which took place from 1789 to
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1799 an unanticipated prison attack
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occurred here it has a long and fruitful
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past as you can see for this specific
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purpose people were interested to know
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to see what lay beneath the ground both
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for locals and tourists the canal has
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now become a popular tourist destination
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Young young parisians congregate quite
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often along the banks of the sen and in
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neighboring cafes so why did the
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authorities Begin by draining the water
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the canal has undergone many changes in
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its two centuries of creation every 10
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to 15 years officials try to empty it
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everything that had built up at the
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bottom was going to be cleared out it
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was not that being said a regular
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cleanup so what is it about this period
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of time that was so distinctive Paris
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hides a a slew of important Secrets the
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Deep Waters of this canal obscured some
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of them what lay just below their adored
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Canal samartin caught the interest of
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parisians from afar the draining
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operation was being observed if they
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went what would they find out the canal
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had been drained for the first time in
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2001 they have been able to eliminate
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over 40 tons of waste from the water at
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the time bullets Bombshells as as well
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as gold dimes from World War I were
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among the fascinating finds furthermore
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they discovered a car from the same era
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it's been a long time since that
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happened what else could they come
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across in the water the massive
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challenge of draining the canal got
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underway it would take 3 months to
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remove approximately 3 million cubic
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feet of water even though the city had
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to splurge more than $10 million on it
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it was required what had been concealed
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in the canal for So Long Peak the
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audience's interest on January 7th they
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emptied the Canal's excess water the
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secrets of the Waterway were finally
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revealed after 15 years people from all
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walks of life flocked to the bridges
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they wanted to investigate what the
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officials had found out everyone was
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dying of curiosity it had to be a huge
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occasion and besides it's not very often
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that the canal s Martin is completely
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dry when people saw what was going on
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they couldn't believe their eyes
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the Canal's bottom was strange to see
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they were all interested in learning
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more about what was beneath the Canal's
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surface the workers were given the task
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of emptying the canal to a depth of 50
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cm they waited through the canal looking
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for objects and living things that had
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made themselves at home there the
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working crew caught around five tons of
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carp trout and bream the fish were then
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relocated to more suitable breeding
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grounds they carefully weighed and
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identified the fish before relocating it
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even if the new location wasn't ideal it
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was still preferable to the alternative
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several everyday objects found their way
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into the water's depths bicycles among
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other things were present they were
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later discovered to be part of the
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city's VB car sharing system in 2007 the
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program added about
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14,500 bicycles to the city's streets
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regrettably they were thrust into
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unusual circumstances more items started
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to emerge as the drains process
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progressed at the Canal's bottom there
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were mopeds bicycles and wheelie bins
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there was a toilet down there as well
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because it had undoubtedly contributed
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to the Canal's murkiness it was crucial
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to its recovery it was thought that
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having it there would be amusing this
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was far from the only surprise down
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there at the bottom larger objects were
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discovered it's like some weird
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submarine treasure a witness Mark told
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the guardian I can't believe the number
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of VBS there he continued I'm guessing
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they were stolen and then thrown in it's
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strange bicycles were far from the only
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unusual items to make it to the bottom
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wait until you hear that they also
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managed to recover a pair of motorcycles
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from down there if you thought bicycles
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were shocking who knows how those
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objects ended up there we're hoping for
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a witness to come forward and tell us
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what actually occurred from there things
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have only gotten weirder and weirder
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of course they didn't find only alive
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creatures as well as bizarre objects
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down there it was anticipated that some
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items would be found shopping bags
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traffic cones and glass bottles are all
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examples these findings seem to Peak no
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one's interest everyone was ecstatic to
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discuss the unusual items to start with
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none of them knew how an office chair
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had come to be there as they continued
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to drain the water another interesting
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item emerged from from beneath the
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murkiness at the Canal's bottom they
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discovered a revolting
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suitcase is it there because it was
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tossed there on the canal s Martin floor
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there is also a shopping cart as a
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result people's attention in the story
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was peaked after loading their bags did
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a shopper accidentally push their car
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into the canal in any case we can State
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unequivocally that Paris is an excellent
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shopping destination workers continued
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to drain the water from the canal s
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Martin until there were only 20 in left
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they needed to get the fish to safety
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first and foremost for 3 Days In The
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Water the cleanup crew fished for carp
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trout and bream the creatures were
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apprehended and relocated to a different
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section of the river even after how
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saddening it was to see so much waste in
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the canal there is reason to be hopeful
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the findings shed light on the city's
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littering problem
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authorities took advantage of the
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opportunity to discuss the situation if
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everyone mucks in and avoids throwing
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anything into the water Celia blow told
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mail online we might be able to swim in
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the canal in a few years nobody would
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have discovered how serious the
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situation was if the Waterway would not
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have been drained in fact the Canal area
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is considered Prime real estate the
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parisians paid a high price for it only
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real estate State near the irandi small
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commands prices of up to
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$99,000 per square foot they had no idea
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these things were so close to their
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homes were sure the Waterway has often
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appeared Lush and attractive which
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contributes to the property's high value
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several artists have cited it as a
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source of inspiration the bank's walls
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are covered in street art and the
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organization has a large multimedia
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space dedicated to Art if you've ever
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visited Paris you're probably aware of
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the vibrant nightlife scene in the canal
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s Martin area the neighborhood which was
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once quiet would now attract a lot of
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young people many people would assume
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that this would immediately add to the
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amount of waste in the canal they
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discovered if this was the case in
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2016 in 1702 Napoleon the ordered the
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construction of the Canal San Martin to
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provide fresh water to Paris aiming to
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improve the health of its growing
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population of around 550,000 the Canal
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begins at the bazan de araral on the sen
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near the former bastile prison which was
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burned down during the French Revolution
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it then winds through PL deu before
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reaching the Bassin de la vet in the
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north where it connects to the canal de
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L stretching 3 miles the canal s Martin
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runs through paris's 10th Aron D small a
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lively area known for its nightlife and
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attractions every 10 to 15 years the
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canal is drained and cleaned revealing
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an astonishing assortment of discarded
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items these cleanings draw large crowds
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eager to witness the unusual objects
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uncovered from the Canal's murky depths
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during one such cleaning workers found
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an array of objects including chairs
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shopping carts suitcases trash cans
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bicycles and
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motorcycles surprisingly a vintage
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stereo and hundreds of thousands of
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bottles and cans were also
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retrieved these discoveries not only
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highlight the amount of waste
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accumulated but also rais questions
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about how such items ended up at the
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bottom of the canal some finds are
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particularly intriguing such as a
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vintage camera discovered despite
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regular cleanings sentimental objects
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like a stuffed animal in pristine
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condition contrast sharply with the
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grimy moss covered items around it
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sparking curiosity about the stories
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behind these items the image of a muddy
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chair or a rusted motorcycle often
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leaves onlookers Imagining the Circ
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circumstances that led to their disposal
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the Canal's periodic cleanings offer a
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fascinating glimpse into Parisian
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history and life making it a spectacle
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that continues to Intrigue both locals
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and visitors as the water is slowly
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drained into the S workers must spend
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hours ensuring that everything goes
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according to plan there's a lot to do
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from relocating fish entangled in the
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canal to completely renovating the
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Canal's four double locks the entire
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procedure would take about 3 months from
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start to finish because it's such a
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massive task it should be expected that
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a large number of people will be
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involved in its completion hundreds if
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not thousands of workers are tasked with
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ensuring that everything is done
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effectively and accurately as shown in
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the photo considering what we're seeing
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in the Parisian Canal every decade or so
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it's reasonable to assume that other
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countries clean out their water sources
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and drains on a regular basis many
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strange things have been discovered in
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drains and pipes in the United Kingdom
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in fact there are a few things you
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wouldn't expect to find in such a place
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in fact the sewers hold more Fortune
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than we
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realize in 2012 Aaron large an English
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drain technician discovered four luxury
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watches in the drains they weren't your
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average time pieces a few days later he
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discovered an 18 karat gold Rolex Oyster
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Perpetual cosmograph worth 21,000 lb as
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well as another Rolex and and two more
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valuable items one of the watches was
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eventually traced to its rightful owner
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but the other three were discovered to
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be fakes despite this Aaron's employer
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rewarded him for his efforts with a
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bonus understandably some items
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discovered in sewers cannot be
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identified no matter how much time is
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spent examining and studying them in the
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case of the mysterious Jawbone
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discovered in a Canadian sewer in 2009
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this was the case the bone could have
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come from any number of herbivorous
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creatures bone discoveries in Canada
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aren't as surprising because the country
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has a higher than average distribution
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of dinosaur skeletons finding a bone in
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a tunnel that has been completed on the
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other hand is unusual
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