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sidewndr46today at 7:40 PM1 replyview on HN

There's a transatlantic trade in rubble? I've certainly seen rubble from demolished historic structures wind up in unusual places, but it almost always nearby


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fredleytoday at 9:31 PM

During the war, ships were arriving from the US packed with munitions. They needed something to take back, just for ballast, so they used rubble from the destroyed city.