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The Latrine Fall of 1184 was a disaster in Germany where a large group of noblemen gathered in a room above a latrine pit to discuss the distribution of power in the Holy Roman Empire. The floor caved in, causing up to a hundred of them to fall in and drown in liquid excrement.

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More so, Henry VI - then King of Germany, later of the holy roman empire - was among the noblemen but did not fall into the excretions below as he sat in a brick built bay window at the time the floor gave. Also: around 60 people perished, many by drowing in poop.