Greening the Chicago River Trivia - Aqua Dye Pond Dyes

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Do you know how the practice of "greening" the Chicago river started? If not, then check out this bit of St. Patrick's Day trivia from your good friends at http://ponddye.com/ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Did you know?Spring is coming and one anticipated event during this period is St. Patrick's day! Did you know that in the past 50 years, the city of Chicago has celebrated St. Patrick's Day in an unusual and big way:

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Did you know?The Local plumbers' union dyes the Chicago River Bright Green! This started by accident in 1962 when plumbers looking for pollution sources poured into the river too much fluorescent green dye the day before St. Patrick's day. Dyeing the Chicago river requires 45 pounds of dye!

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