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The Beijing Times made quite the announcement this week. According to Gizmodo, China is building a train. But this isn’t a train like any other, this is a high speed rail train. Oh – and did I mention it’s going to be built in an underwater tunnel to that leads to Canada? Imagine being able to hop on train and arriving in China in less than two days without having to deal with an airport.

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