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TIL that at just over 35 miles in length, the recently completed Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland is now the world's longest. Requiring 17 years to build, it contains 84 times the concrete in the Empire State Building and is approx 4 miles longer than the Eurotunnel (connecting the UK to France).

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