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TIL A man in India carved a 110 meter-long (360 ft), 9.1 meter-wide (30 ft) and 7.7 meter-deep (25 ft) path through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and a chisel. After 22 years of work, he shortened travel distance from 34 miles to 9 miles.

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