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America: Facts vs. Fiction S2E12 — Engineering the Impossible
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America: Facts vs. Fiction•Season 2•Episode 12

Engineering the Impossible

7.3/10 · 11 votesDec 30, 201422 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 2•matches the season avg

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The truth about great feats of engineering can be clouded by myth. Discover that the Panama Canal doesn't run east and west, but north and south. And that the Transcontinental Railroad wasn't completed at Utah's Promontory Point.

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Jamie Kaler

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Episode Summary

"Engineering the Impossible" is episode 12 of America: Facts vs. Fiction season 2. It scored 7.3/10 from 11 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.3). It aired on December 30, 2014.

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