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TIL that a Swiss railroad is inside a mountain. Three of Jungfrau Railway's five stations are inside Jungfrau mountain. The last stop, Jungfraujoch, is so high (3,454m / 11,332') above sea level (but still inside the mountain) that it has a scientific observatory next to it.

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