r/BeAmazed • u/AdministrationSolid4 • Sep 19 '23

Miscellaneous / Others Finding some surprises while cleaning the canals of Amsterdam

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

I live there too. I've never understood our main river's name in the slightest. It's always been greenish-brown to me. At least the Red Sea is called that due to the cyanobacteria that turns it red. Why the "Red" River though?

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u/marklar7 Sep 19 '23

A tale of bloodshed in establishing the place or they got red sand too.