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I want you to know he's
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bet you didn't know, you know, when you traveled
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the world, sometimes you see, like, really
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massive statues, right? But
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have you ever wondered what was the tallest statue
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in the world while the tallest one that has free
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standing is called the Statue of
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Unity? It is a colossal
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statue of Indian statesman
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and independence activist called
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Vallabhbhai Patel. Now he was the
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first deputy prime minister and Home Minister
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of Independent India. He was
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also very supportive of Mohammed Gandhi during
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the non-violent Indian Independence Movement.
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So it's located in India itself, and it
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stands at 183
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metres. It is massive.
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Now, the second tallest arch of the world is called
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Spring Temple Buddha, and that stands
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at 128 meters and is located
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at Hernan China. So there's quite a big difference
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one to eight versus 183
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metres. But here's another interesting
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fact about all these massive statues
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all of the world out of the top 10
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largest freestanding statues in the world.
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Eight of them are of Buddha. I
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want you to know these that
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you didn't know.
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