What happened to Ohio's Cuyahoga River in 1969?

It caught fire due to pollution.

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  1. It caught fire due to pollution ✔
  2. It froze solid
  3. It dried up completely

Why: The Cuyahoga River caught fire because of the amount of pollution in its waters.

Huh, didn't know that: The Cuyahoga River caught fire because of the amount of pollution in its waters.

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That river was too lit for its own good.
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Answer: It caught fire due to pollution. The Cuyahoga River caught fire because of the amount of pollution in its waters.

  1. Environmental science en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science
    Ohio's Cuyahoga River caught fire due to the amount of pollution
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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