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The Man Who Used His Nose to Keep New York's Subways Safe
The Man Who Used His Nose to Keep New York's Subways Safe
Leaky. Smelly. The Sniffer. These were all nicknames for one of the more iconoclastic figures in New York City's history, James Kelly. For decades, "Smelly" Kelly walked the tracks using his seemingly superhuman senses, plus a handful of homemade inventions, to track down hazards, leaks, poop, and eels in New York's sprawling subway system.
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