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Where does a woman live who swims with an artificial mermaid tail?

Nadia Vessey from New Zealand suffered from a congenital condition that prevented her legs from developing properly, and by the age of 16 both legs were amputated. Despite this, she swam well, and many years later she had the idea of making herself a tail, like a mermaid, in order to swim even more efficiently. The company Weta Workshop, which created special effects for many films, including the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, helped her in this.

Nadia now swims with a polycarbonate and neoprene tail attached to her lower body and plans to use it in sports.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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The Statue of Liberty in New York Bay is owned by the US government. It became a national monument in 1924. It is maintained by the National Park Service of the US Department of the Interior. The idea for the statue was proposed in 1865 by the French historian Edouard de Labole. it was supposed to be a gift from the French as a monument to American independence and a symbol of friendship between the two countries.

In order to raise money for the creation of the statue, a Franco-American society was created. The statue was created in France in 1885 and in 214 flights, in parts, sent to the United States. In America, a fundraising committee was formed so that the statue's pedestal could be built. But the work on the construction of the pedestal had to be completed in 1884, because it was not possible to raise enough money.

A month after the statue was brought to New York, they managed to raise money for the construction of the pedestal and the work was completed. The statue was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886. The Statue of Liberty, which is located on Liberty Island in New York Bay, can be reached by ferry from Manhattan. Hundreds of thousands of people come to see it every year.

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