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The End

2753.177 - 2777.918 PJ Vogt

So in 1950s London, you kept your house warm by burning coal, coal, in an open hearth in your living room. An unusually cold winter led to more coal burning than usual, and a smog rose over the city. Hydrochloric acid is a byproduct of coal combustion, and every day the smog over London contained 140 tons of it. Modern estimates suggest that 12,000 Londoners died.

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