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TIL Fatbergs! Fatbergs are formed when oil, grease and fat poured down drains combine with non-biodegradable items such as wet wipes, nappies and cotton buds. One of them became famous around the world: Fatty mc fatberg! It weighed 130 tonnes and was 250 meters long. This was in Whitechapel, London.

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