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20 Fascinating Fun Facts About the Statue of Liberty
From Gustave Eiffel's hidden iron skeleton and a 1916 sabotage blast to the broken shackles concealed at her feet, count down 20 surprising facts about the Statue of Liberty.
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From Eiffel's Iron Skeleton to Hidden Chains: Secrets of Lady Liberty 
20. The Idea Began At An 1865 French Dinner Party 
19. Bartholdi First Pitched A Colossal Lighthouse For Egypt 
18. Gustave Eiffel Engineered Her Flexible Iron Skeleton - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
17. Her Copper Skin Is Only As Thick As Two Pennies 
16. Her Torch Toured Philadelphia And NYC Years Before Her Body 
15. Her Detached Head Stood In A Paris Park In 1878 
14. She Shipped Across The Atlantic In 214 Wooden Crates - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
13. Her Pedestal Sits Inside An 11-Pointed Star Fort 
12. 120,000 Everyday Citizens Crowdfunded Her Pedestal 
11. Emma Lazarus's Famous Poem Was Added 17 Years Later 
10. She Served As America's First Electric Lighthouse - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
9. Her Face Measures 8 Feet Tall With A 4.5-Foot Nose 
8. Her Face Appears Inside-Out To Crown Climbers 
7. Her Crown's 7 Rays Stand For The 7 Seas And Continents 
6. Reaching Her 25 Crown Windows Takes A 377-Step Climb - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
5. Her Tablet Bears July 4, 1776 In Roman Numerals 
4. A Broken Shackle And Chain Lie Hidden At Her Feet 
3. A 1916 Sabotage Blast Permanently Closed Her Torch 
2. Her 1986 Replacement Torch Is Covered In 24-Karat Gold - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
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From Gustave Eiffel's hidden iron skeleton and a 1916 sabotage blast to the broken shackles concealed at her feet, count down 20 surprising facts about the Statue of Liberty.
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