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TIL the twin towns of Laufenburg, split by the High Rhine, built a bridge in 2004. Different sea level references—Mediterranean for Switzerland, North Sea for Germany—led to a 270 mm difference, w... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL the twin towns of Laufenburg, split by the High Rhine, built a bridge in 2004. Different sea level references—Mediterranean for Switzerland, North Sea for Germany—led to a 270 mm difference, which a sign error doubled to 540 mm in the middle of the bridge.

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