Friday, February 11, 2011

48. The Statue of Liberty

































Ellen accused me last night of "going too mainstream." Apparently the Antikytheria Mechanism and The Cattle Raid of Cooley were just much too obvious. So here's a nice obscure one for you.

Interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty:
  • Her face was modeled after that of the sculptor's mother.
  • An early design plan had Liberty holding a broken chain, but that was scrapped as it might have been too divisive in the post-Civil War atmosphere.
  • She's 200 years old, 500 feet tall, and weighs 400 tons.
  • This gigantic woman will devour us all!

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