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TIL Nicaragua was a popular choice for a US canal at the start of the 20th century, but narrowly lost out to Panama due to, among other reasons, a stamp showing a violently exploding Nicaraguan volcano being used as propaganda.

https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/stamps-that-may-or-may-not-have-led-to-the-panama-.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fc8ebw/til_nicaragua_was_a_popular_choice_for_a_us_canal/