Why You Wouldn't Survive Building the Panama Canal | History For Sleep

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You’re not a hero. You’re not even a builder. You’re a laborer buried in mud, forgotten by history, and paid in tokens that don’t buy enough soap. Tonight, you’ll live — and die — as one of the thousands of workers who carved the Panama Canal through tropical hell. You’ll feel the fever, the exhaustion, the weight of a system that saw your life as expendable.

No plaques. No parades. Just disease, debt, and a trench that never stops collapsing.

If you're still awake by the end of this story, you're either tougher than you look… or just too tired to care.

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