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TIL the 'All Red Line' was a system of electrical telegraphs that linked much of the British Empire from 1902. 8,000 tonnes of cable was needed to complete the longest section from Canada to a Pacific island. On completion, 49 cable cuts would be needed to isolate the United Kingdom

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