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Committee of Conundrums - Ancient Mysteries

Why Did We Ever Use Both the Screw and the Plunger?

Ah, the eternal conundrum of the ancient plumbing systems. It's a mystery that has confounded historians and plumbers for centuries. Why, oh why, did our ancestors insist on using both the trusty screw and the trusty plunger in the same system? Was it a case of redundancy, a case of laziness, or a case of utter madness? We may never know, but rest assured, the Committee of Conundrums is on the case.

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