Morning Throwback: whatever you do, never let Al Gore see this picture of Toronto

We know it took the help of Vanilla Ice to figure out the secret of the ooze in the early ‘90s, but we're pretty sure that Splinter and the gang first originated here, back in 1912. Yes, just through that pipe spouting filthy sludge is where an enlightened rat became master to four human-sized turtles with a penchant for pizza and the Italian renaissance. (And Al Gore had you fooled that pollution was a 21st century issue — we’ve been screwed for a while now).