How A “Sea-Worm” Inspired Marc Brunel To Dig London’s Thames Tunnel
Today in 1843, the opening of the Thames Tunnel in London, the first tunnel of its kind and one inspired by a mollusc known as a shipworm.
William Lyttle, The “Mole Man” Who Dug Tunnels Around His London Home
My chemistry teacher called today Mole Day, and while this story doesn't have much chemistry in it, it does have a mole: a Londoner called William Lyttle who dug huge tunnels around his place.
Harrison Dyar, Who Made Digging Tunnels In Washington, DC His Hobby
In September 1924, a truck accidentally discovered a series of tunnels underneath Washington DC. There were lots of rumors, but it turned out a local guy had just dug them himself, for "exercise." Here's his story.
Change The (English) Channel
The commemoration ceremony for the Channel Tunnel was a diplomatic coup but an engineer's nightmare: they had to run a train carrying Queen Elizabeth II and a train with French President Francois Mitterand toward each other... on the same track.