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Sippy Cups Caused Exploding Court Toilets

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Plumbers have figured out why toilets and sinks in a second-floor bathroom at the courthouse in Marshfield, Mo., backed up after rains.

The problem: Some sippy cups found near a joint in some pipes, KY3.com reports. “Years of leaky pipes and exploding sinks and toilets may be over at the Webster County Courthouse,” the story says.

Hat tip to Court-O-Rama.

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