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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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5 months ago

Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWII

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Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWII

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Edit: Someone sent this to me, but I found a source discussing it.

https://greg.org/archive/2018/02/22/brickelangelo.html

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    The statue still exists, so I guess it worked out.

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      I have a rock that keeps away sharks and bears if your interested in buying it, I’ve always had it and have never been attacked by either thus proving it works. /s

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        I didn’t say it worked, I said it worked out.

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