@cookinwithcongress: Gross but true — the 1700s and 1800s had a loooooooot of gnarly bowel issues for folks in Washington DC. The President, VP, senators and reps and judges all had one thing in common — dysentery and diarrhea. Why? The water. Poor water treatment meant people were gobbling up diseases from the untreated water of the Potomac and dying — like, the President of the United States actually died from this (RIP Zach Taylor, you would have loved Long John Silvers). It became such a chronic issue that travelers to DC would forgo water altogether and just drink beer or hard cider or wine, the safer options. Kids, too. Thank goodness, the water in DC is totally fine to touch now. Well, not all of it I guess. #july4th #History #learnontiktokcontest #washingtondc

Jessica's.cancer.Journey :

The Potomac River is still very dirty

rdm9018 :

One of my professors used to say “everybody in the 18th and 17th centuries was a little bit drunk all of the time” because of the water situation.

Brooke :

me watching you with the water

André Le Clair :

First!!!!!! Clean drinking water for ALL Canadians !!!! fix the water for our nation's first people !!!

Atavus Finch :

Marsizzle0 :

MAHA water!💦

Tanner :

Jokes on you! I already have chronic diarrhea! Pass me the water.

Warren :

lived in dc for a few years in the early 00s and my parents would yell at me if i even THOUGHT about the Potomac too hard

Zap Rowsdower :

We should still accept session IPAs as an alternative to water

ottomorris 🆘 🇺🇸 :

The same thing in Pennsylvania. Hard whiskey was popular here for a reason, the water was horrible.

Sarah // Tilly :

Don't scare me like that!! 😅

Laura :

Lockjaw is generally tetanus

SirCastic 💯 :

you had me fooled! I was thinking no dont!

boiledroast :

I mean if you thought that was bad in the UK London got the Great Stink due to the Thames being riddled with pollution and sewage... but from that we had some of the greatest discoveries in public health and engineering

bookbunny :

The old chronic d

Flounder :

You got me good on that one.

H🌼 :

I wish I wasn't eating lunch while watching this

Sophie :

You could stock up at the reflecting pool.

Ashley Tully :

clayarnhart3 :

we really have come full circle.

JJHardcast :

I pray you’re not really drinking that

Ellie :

....is the president killing water still around? Asking for millions of friends

Tyler Johnson :

now Flint Michigan

BlackCat🖤 :

I was so scared! I was like You better not🤣😭😂