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Nothing that strange about it. Railroads were built even faster. But railroads were not gonna cut it in the middle of a huge city. Get some Irish and Italian cheap labor, and everyone on the same page, ya, easy to build subways. But nowadays, you have budgets, accounting, commisions...

Why don't we just look at the Bible. Jerusalem' holy city in ancient Judea, from Greek Hierousalem, from Hebrew Yerushalayim, literally "foundation of peace," from base of yarah "he threw, cast" + shalom "peace." Jerusalem "artichoke" is folk etymology of Italian girasole "sunflower" Even if we...