Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe KIEL, Germany, April 21 (UPI) -- A senior citizen in Germany flushed 30,000 Deutschmarks worth almost $18,000 down the toilet. The 64-year-old thought the notes were worthless, although the marks could have been exchanged at a bank for euros, the BBC reported. Advertisement Fortunately for him, the currency caused a blockage and a plumber was able to retrieve the cash. The man was later given a credit at a bank in the northern city of Kiel. He still had another 30,000 marks in his apartment, police said, as well as about 14,000 euros -- approximately $35,000. Euros replaced Deutschmarks in Germany in 2002, but they can still be exchanged at the bank.
