r/nottheonion • u/Vera_Telco • 9d ago

DC heat melts head off wax replica of Abraham Lincoln

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0xxjn07d6qo
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u/StevenSanders90210 9d ago

A wax John Wilkes Booth was seen fleeing the scene with a lighter screaming "Bic semper tyrannis!"

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u/CletusDSpuckler 9d ago

Outstanding.

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u/Canadian_Invader 9d ago

Not for long in this heat.

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u/humboldt77 8d ago

Outmelting.

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u/SkankHont 7d ago

That candle only cost $150k. Likely another 50k just to remove it.