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World\’s Longest Traffic Jam

  • November 7, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

China experienced the world’s longest traffic jam in August 2010, when thousands of trucks carrying coal to burn for electricity contributed to clogged roads from Beijing to Inner Mongolia. It stretched more than 60 miles and lasted over a week!

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