stackyFACTSThe original Victorian commuters actually used the Tube to cool down during the summer. But after a century of friction from heavy brakes and millions of sweating humans, the thick clay surrounding the tunnels has absorbed so much thermal energy that it basically acts like a massive geological oven.
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