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TIL of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, the second floor of the cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in liquid excrement.

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