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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/29/771354704724738452.jpg?quality=75640291The Panama Canal opened 100 years ago this month, one of the greatest engineering achievements in history. It was also one of the greatest sacrifices of human life in the name of construction, but tragically it was far from the most deadly project in modern history.