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Highest Toilets In Europe Top Mont Blanc

In the Alps, they're striking a blow against yellow snow

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Jul 24, 2007 10:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – Now there's a new reason to climb Mont Blanc—to experience Europe's highest-altitude toilets. Local officials installed the facilities for the over 30,000 climbers who trek up the 14,000-foot peak each year. The mayor of a nearby town explained that local snow was... Read full story »

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