Here's a classic piece of data journalism on the topic: 'This problem came to a head when in 1894, The Times newspaper predicted... “In 50 years, every street

Here's a classic piece of data journalism on the topic: 'This problem came to a head when in 1894, The Times newspaper predicted... “In 50 years, every street in London will be buried under nine feet of manure.”' http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Horse-Manure-Crisis-of-1894/ http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-...