Now, that’s what I call a sticky situation.
In news pleasing to germophobes everywhere, a famous gum-covered wall in Seattle has received a deep clean after more than 20 years of sticky buildup.
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Bricks in the so-called "Gum Wall" have been slowly damaged by all the sugary gum, according to the Pike Place Market, which is home to the wall.
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There are an estimated 1 million pieces of gum affixed to the wall, which in 2009 was named by TripAdvisor as the second grimiest tourist attraction in the world after Ireland's Blarney Stone.
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The tradition began 20 years ago when people waiting in line for a local theater began leaving their gum on the wall. Since then, it's grown to over 8-feet high and 54-feet wide.
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SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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