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- That more than 12,000 people died in the construction of the Panama Railroad?
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- That the pearls in the Spanish Crown came from Panama?
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- That Panama is the most globalized country in Latin America and has the highest number of investments by Americans and Europeans, which accounts for at least 4.5 billions dollars?
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- That in a period of three years, 25 casinos opened which resulted in Panama becoming the 2nd country with the most casinos in Latin America?
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- That Richard Halliburton swam the Panama Canal in 1928 paying only 36 cents for the transit?
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- That Panama has the fastest growing economy in Latin America in 2006 and 2007?
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- That the Balboa (Panamanian currency - ISO 4217 code PAB) has been tied to the U.S. dollar (which is legal tender in Panama) at an exchange rate of 1:1 since 1904?
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- That after a constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, Panama permanently abolished the military?
Did you know 10
- ... that Margot Fonteyn was The Royal Ballet's prima ballerina for 45 years, before retiring to become a cattle rancher in Panama?
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- ... that Benjamin Franklin was one of the first five historical figures to appear on a Panama Canal Zone postage stamp?
Did you know 12
- ... that Ilya Espino de Marotta, lead engineer for the Panama Canal expansion project, wears a pink hard hat on site to make a statement that women can do the job?
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- ... that Salsa Big Band by Panamanian artists Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta won the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year?