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The story of how one massive ditch reshaped global trade and saved ships 5,000 miles of ocean.
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In this episode
- Why cutting through Egypt changed the course of world shipping
- How much distance the canal actually cut from sea routes
- What made this engineering project a genuinely good idea in history
- The surprising drama behind building the canal
About this episode
Bet you didn't know cutting a big ditch could be so exciting, did you? But the story of the Suez Canal is fascinating and saved boats 5,000 some odd miles off their trips, alleviating the need to go around Africa. Some ideas in history are good ones!
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