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The Statue of Liberty is technically in New Jersey

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Despite New York claiming all the glory and selling all the merchandise, the water surrounding this famous statue completely belongs to an entirely different state. It is a massive, petty geographic technicality that infuriates bureaucrats.

The Statue of Liberty is technically in New Jersey
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