Chicago Was Raised Over Four Feet in the 19th Century to Build Its Sewer

In the middle of the 19th century, Chicago embarked on a quest to literally lift itself out of the mud. Water couldn’t drain from the low-lying city, so its streets became impassable swamps. The most reasonable solution, Chicago decided, was just to raise the whole goddamn city by 4 to 14 feet.

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Source: Gizmodo – Chicago Was Raised Over Four Feet in the 19th Century to Build Its Sewer

Rewatch Alien, Get Dragon Age: Origins for Free, and More Deals

This gorgeous 35th Anniversary Limited Edition of the original Alien is the kind of packaging that one of the greatest films of all time deserves. We just ran a deal on the Alien Anthology set the other day, and when asked by a commenter if they should watch all four films or just the first two, I said “just the first…

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Source: Kotaku – Rewatch Alien, Get Dragon Age: Origins for Free, and More Deals