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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was amazed just how true this is. There was a colossal head and arm of an Egyptian statue in the British museum, and a plaque saying the rest of the statue (body and legs) were still where they found it. Presumably because they were to heavy to take back.