Erfurt Latrine Disaster facts

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The Erfurt latrine disaster in 1184 happened at a party of nobles gathered in a room within the Church of St. Peter in Erfurt, right above the latrine pit of the monks. Due to the weight of the party the floor of the room collapsed and up to 100 nobles died plummeting in the fecal pool.

King Heinrich survived the Erfurt latrine disaster only because he sat in an alcove with a stone floor.

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