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The U.S. once considered using 23 nuclear bombs to blast out a highway via Factually

Rising out of California’s Mojave Desert are the Bristol Mountains, nearly 4,000 feet of rock blocking easy passage through the scorching desert. For decades, Route 66 and the Santa Fe Railway have had to bend south, acquiescing to the mountains’ … Continue reading

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