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Who is the Statue of Liberty
The robed female figure represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
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Who is the Statue of Liberty
The robed female figure represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
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Statue Of Liberty’s Planned Sister Statue
The Statue of Liberty was supposed to have a sister statue and lighthouse in Egypt, a large piece for the entrance to the Suez Canal called “Egypt Carrying Light to Asia”.
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Why There Are Bedrocks in Central Park
Thousands of years ago, the area where Central Park now stands is covered and surrounded by glaciers. But about 12,000 years ago, the last of them known as the Wisconsin Glacier finally melted away.
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America’s First Major Landscaped Public Park
Central Park in Manhattan was created in 1858 by a duo named Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and is now known as America’s first major landscaped public park.
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The Beautiful Suicide from Empire State Building
On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt from the observation deck and plummeted 86 floors to her death. Her body crushed the hood of a parked car. Despite the violent fall, she looked peacefully asleep.
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Nap Pods in the Empire State Building
At MetroNaps on the 24th floor, tired New Yorkers could kick back in a space-ship-like chair to catch some much-needed zzz’s in twenty minute intervals.
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Survivor at the Empire State Building
A woman named Betty Lou Oliver survived a 75-storey plunge in one of the building’s elevators. This happened during the 1945 bomber crash at the Empire State Building.
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World’s Smallest Country
Encircled by a 2-mile border with Italy, Vatican City is an independent city-state that covers just over 100 acres, making it one-eighth the size of New York’s Central Park.
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World’s Largest Pencil
This mother-of-all writing utensils weighs in at 21,500 lbs and stretches to 76 feet long and it’s a version of the classic No. 2. The huge pencil was built in New York by Ashrita Furman and many talented craftsmen.
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The Panama Canal Shortcut
The Panama Canal is acknowledged as one of humankind’s greatest achievements of the 20th Century. The building of the canal allowed ships traveling from New York to California to shave close to 8,000 miles off the journey.
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Statue of Liberty Crown
The seven rays on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent the seven continents. Each ray measures 9 feet in length and weighs as much as 150 pounds.
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