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Hotel Introduces Superstrong Toilets, Able to Flush Golf Balls

Most people considering a hotel look at amenities such as swimming pools, spa services and gourmet restaurants -- not the power of the toilets. However, a clogged-up toilet is the sort of thing that people talk about on the, er, back end, according to Richard Senechal, the senior vice president of facilities for Loews...

Report: Condoms Clog Drains at Commonwealth Games

(Oct. 8) -- Thousands of condoms have clogged plumbing at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi after amorous athletes flushed them down toilets, according to Indian media. The headline of India's Mail Today newspaper read Thursday: "It's a Rubbery Problem." Condoms have been supplied to athletes for free, as part of a...

Workers Clear 1,000 Tons of Fat From London Sewer

(July 14) -- Sewer workers have cleared out 1,000 tons of compressed fat and trash from beneath London's Leicester Square, a tourist hot spot and venue for glitzy movie premieres. Workers clad in overalls with masks and gloves shoveled out enough gunk to fill nine of London's iconic double-decker buses, utility Thames...