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The estimated weight of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is 6,648,000 tons.
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The extended right arm of the Statue of Liberty is 42 feet long.
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The first footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater (now Mann's Chinese Theater), were made by Norma Talmadge in 1927. Legend has it that she accidentally stepped in wet concrete outside the building. Since then, over 180 stars have been immortalized, along with their hands and feet and even noses (Jimmy Durante).
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The great Gothic cathedral of Milan was started in 1386, and wasn't completed until 1805.
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The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500 years.
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The largest movie theater in the world, Radio City Music Hall in New York City, opened in December, 1932. It originally had 5,945 seats
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The largest stained-glass window in the world is at Kennedy International Airport in New York City. It can be seen on the American Airlines terminal building and measures 300 feet long by 23 feet high
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The Mona Lisa, by daVinci, is 2'6" by 1'9".
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The Museum of Modern Art in New York City hung Matisse's 'Le Bateau' upside-down for 47 days before an art student noticed the error.
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The official name of the St. Louis Gateway Arch is "The Jefferson National Expansion Monument." The Gateway Arch looks taller than it is wider, but it is exactly 630 feet by 630 feet.
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The only one of his sculptures that Michelangelo signed was the "The Pieta," completed in 1500.
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The painting, "American Gothic" depicts the sister and the dentist of artist Grant Wood as rural farm folk.
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The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City in 1885 aboard the French ship "Isere."
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The Statue of Liberty weighs 225 tons.
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The Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1630 by Shah Jehan to honor his wife Mumtaz, who died in childbirth.
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